Swear words
I was a school girl then Barely eight or so When, one day my lips mimicked A swear word, popular Upon a friend of mine The first of its kind To begin with. She read my lips From across the school gate sweet shop I missed my candy and drained my nerves As she came along and whispered softly “I shall tell everyone That you called me this” I fell dead For years together Over occasional reminders Of lip shapes vulgar. Later, It was when I fell in love, decades away That I realized Swear words are a necessity.