Were he still alive
George Carlin would be grateful
that the Trump administration
has helpfully written a sequel
to his famed bit
now called "Seven Dirty Words
You Can't Say at the CDC"
which are
"vulnerable"
"entitlement"
"diversity"
"transgender"
"fetus"
"evidence-based"
and "science based."
Similarly to the ones listed by Carlin
these are concepts
that are deemed offensive
and not suitable for the public.
Dissimilarly
they are offensive to the same people
who voted for Trump
for his outspokenness
because they mistakenly thought
he wasn't making fun of them.
This poem © 2017 Emily Cooper.
