Tuesday, March 8, 2011

A-I-R-E-N

Must you misspell it?
Must you, must you,
Mispronounce?

It’s really quite simple:
Five letters unchanged
For twenty-nine years.

Must you feel the need to
Crack it, stir it, mash it, and
Mix it with unnecessary flavors?

It wouldn’t taste right.
It was made authentic, with
A distinct flavor all its own.

Different, yes.
But never complicated.
Different rarely is, turns out.

Name the atmosphere, then
Tack “en” to the last letter—
Won’t take much…

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