As children, closer to the floor,
we scoop up much discarded stuff.
Words not meant for little ears
are treasures we can find and keep.

We've all been taught that if
we blow a ***** thing or wipe
it quickly on our sleeve it's fine
to pop it back into our mouth.

As we grow we should discern;
***** words from tiny mouths
are some of the more shocking
things that ever ever can be heard.

But worse than that are words of hate,
the ones that teach us to discriminate.
As we grow we should discern;
some words are better to unlearn.