English

 

English, plain and simple
Can get you into all sorts of problems
A misspelled or misheard word
Can be a mistake you will regret

Never mistake memories for mammaries
And a bust could just be a sculptor, and not what you think it is

You may want a beer or two
But a bier is not something you look forward to

Horny may have a different meaning
To a zoologist and a man in a strip bar

A vowel could change the meaning
Of the most innocent of words
Be extra careful when you spell “can’t”

English, neither plain nor simple
Or is it plane and cymbal?

- S.T. Arasu