Vulgarity Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Vulgarity

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On an easy day
back in Rome,
where expectoris
and expectus
were spit,
the one was the goddess,
you'd expect,
and the other the god,
but the people
would have called them
spec and spect.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: language
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'vulgarity', from the Latin for 'people'
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Paul Warren 13 January 2016

In the 70s we used to lock people up for swearing in public. Nowadays it is frowned upon. It seems the bar has gone down on what is acceptable behaviour. I think that society now is easy going in some things but we have lost something. I was spat on straight in the eyes and waited a couple of months whilst tests decided if I had picked up any diseases. I still think it is abhorrent.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 13 January 2016

Easy day backs on and we think of language expression. We hope this is definitely thoughtful poem as shared in this forum. Interesting sharing done really.10

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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