Pansies (Lawrence)/Conundrums
CONUNDRUMS
Tell me a word
that you've often heard
yet it makes you squint
if you see it in print!
that you've often heard
yet it makes you squint
if you see it in print!
Tell me a thing
that you've often seen,
yet if put in a book
it makes you turn green!
that you've often seen,
yet if put in a book
it makes you turn green!
Tell me a thing
that you often do
which, described in a story
shocks you through and through!
that you often do
which, described in a story
shocks you through and through!
Tell me what's wrong
with words or with you
that you don't mind the thing
yet the name is taboo.
with words or with you
that you don't mind the thing
yet the name is taboo.