this point of call
has many a name
which one do you
put in the frame

in my region we
call it the ****-house
or to be more polite
the little house

some folks call it the public loo
which oddly rhymes with poo

Americans have given
it a male gender
the John is the term
that they render

in Ye Olde England
they've named it the lavatory
their chosen word
tells its story

***** and bog matter are expelled
from the bowel or the bladder
those making a stop over at the toilet
do feel much relieved and much gladder

twas drawn to my attention
this November Tuesday
that tomorrow twill be
International toilet day

as a cleaner of rest rooms
I've scrubbed plenty of porcelain
and on it I've found lots
of piddle and skid mark stains

whence next you're visiting
that place of poos and wees
give thanks to it for handling
your daily ablution sprees