ETYMOLOGY

           

    Weed through the slang of pompous modern man,

    Past every status phrase coined for new roles,
   
    Back past the jargon forged for every plan

    That sought to raise mankind to higher goals,

    Then back beyond the crafty printing press

    That made a civil language of each tongue,

    Yes, back when words could fluidly express

    A hero's tale, when praise and prayer were sung,

    Then back into the prehistoric slime

    To find that beastly grunt or frightened groan

    And like a riddle trace a word through time.

    It's age-old journey's not unlike our own,

    For with each subtle change you'll find unfurled

    Within that word the history of the world.