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silent tears · 07-05-2006

Lets face it
.English is a stupid language

There is no egg in the eggplant
No ham in the hamburger
.And neither pine nor apple in the pineapple
English muffins were not invented in England
.French fries were not invented in France

We sometimes take English for granted
But if we examine its paradoxes we find that
Quicksand takes you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
.And a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig

.If writers write, how come fingers don't fing
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth
,If the teacher taught
.Why didn't the preacher praught

If a vegetarian eats vegetables
!?What the heck does a humanitarian eat
Why do people recite at a play
?Yet play at a recital
Park on driveways and
Drive on parkways
How can the weather be as hot as hell on one day
And as cold as hell on another

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can burn up as
It burns down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
!And a bell is only heard once it goes

English was invented by people, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of the human race
(Which of course isn't a race at all)

That is why
When the stars are out they are visible
But when the lights are out they are invisible
And why it is that when I wind up my watch
It starts
But when I wind up this poem
.It ends