It's funny how words can shift
and change
How no-one has to tell you
that Lunedi means Monday
not when you take the time
to follow the trail in your mind
from Lunar
Moon
Moon-Day

We're a nation of thieves
with every word we pass between our lips
we're just incriminating ourselves
This epistomological detective work
is just tracing the roots of our stolen words

It's funny how words can change
how we say “Expresso”
not “Espresso”
how we Anglicise,
and ostracise
How we sanitise our import culture
To sprinkle on our Tesco branded
Italian pizza
Trading “Coca-Cola” for “Tagliatella”

It's funny how words can shift
and change
How “Trattoria” over ever grill house
by some trick of the light
always seems to read “Traitor” in my mind