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Namely
by Charles E MinshallMy Dad was a swearing man,
swearing was his native tongue.
When I was around seven years old
he prefaced everything he said to me
with damn it. "Damn it get in here,
damn it be quiet, damn it go out and play,
damn it is that the best you can do,
damn it I told you to go to bed."
When anyone asked me my name
I would tell them my name was Damn It
and I thought that it was.
I was almost fourteen when I found out
my name wasn't Damn It, my name was
You Son Of A Bitch. 08/15/2004 Author's Note: © 2004
Posted on 08/15/2004
Copyright © 2026 Charles E Minshall
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 08/15/04 at 08:51 PM Funny Charles...now we see a glimpse of where your sense of humor comes from? |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 08/15/04 at 09:06 PM Startling and different from your ursual more cheerful humor. It is unfortunate that some people learn to use cuss words as part of their vocabulary. Some get so they don't even realize they are doing it. |
| Posted by Ashok Sharda on 08/18/04 at 04:00 AM Whats in a name, Charles ? damn it! Ha!ha!ha! We, I think, are all used to certain words we preface every sentence. How about a 'yes', when you want to say no? haha My Grand father was used to using a NO, 'but ashok, you are right'.And well, I used a preface which many would not like but many did pick up - BLOODY FOOL! So much that I changed the meaning of this term to that of a BEAUTIFUL FRIEND.The short form is BF. hahah I did enjoy your piece.
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| Posted by Lori Johnson on 08/18/04 at 05:22 PM I agree, both painful & funny...tha's not an easy thing to do but you've done it. Atypical of your work & a nice change of pace....but I'd rather you not keep it that way though. LOL I can take an occasional deep thought, but I depend on you to keep me lighthearted. ;)
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| Posted by Max Bouillet on 08/19/04 at 02:46 AM Holy confused idenities, Batman. Very funny one, Charles. |
| Posted by Deanna M Gritsonis on 08/23/04 at 04:01 PM The humor is the first to feel with this, then the message kind of sets in an its kinda sad. |
| Posted by David R Spellman on 08/27/04 at 01:17 AM Quite the message here Charles for anyone to hear. Surely a bit different from your usual but still quite the humor with a powerful thrusting jab at all who may cuss too much and be unaware of what effect their words may have upon those who hear. Well done my man! |
| Posted by H.M Stevens on 11/05/04 at 06:40 AM Charles, I can relate to this. Well done. |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/09/04 at 04:45 AM Your poem is double-edged humor, any way you slice it there is pain, but the humor makes it bearable. Maybe THAT is where you get your sense of humor. It reminds me of what I have heard said of Jewish comics who use humor as a survival tool. Thanks for this Charlie. |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 01/18/05 at 10:32 PM LOLOLOLOL... i find this highly humourous! |
| Posted by Megan Langley on 07/30/08 at 04:05 AM hahaha, glad I ran across this poem! |
| Posted by Maude Curtis on 03/06/09 at 03:57 PM Oh Charlie. How funny. I had a stubborn little cocker spaniel once that thought his name was "Dammit Dog" and he would only answer to that. |
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