EngLisH Is A StraNge LaNguagE...

There is no egg in eggplant
No ham in hamburger
And neither pine or apple in pineapple
English muffins were not invented in England
French fries were not invented in France

We sometimes take English for granted
We find that
Quicksand take you down slowly
Boxing rings are square
And Guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor it is a pig

If writers write, how come fingers don't fing
If the plural of tooth is teeth
Shouldn't the plural of phone booth be phone beeth?
If the teacher taught
Why didn't the preacher praught?

If the vegetarians eats vegetable
What on Earth does a humanitarian eat?
Then how about this?
Park on driveways and drive on parkways
How can the weather be as hot as hell on one day
And as cold as hell on another

You have to marvel at the unique lunacy
Of a language where a house can bum up as
It bums down
And in which you fill in a form
By filling it out
And a bell is only heard once it goes

English was convented by peoples, not computers
And it reflects the creativity of human race
( which of course, is not a race at all )

That is why
When the stars are out, they are visible
But when the lights are out, they are invisible
And why is that
When I wind up my watch, it starts
But when wind up this poem,
It ends...