Europa Poets' Gazette No. 74

Once Upon A Time
Once upon a time,
A long time ago,
in the 15th century,
the term boy meant servant.
"Come here, boy."
A male child was called
a naive girl.
A female child was called
a gay girl.
Gay girls wore blue;
Naive girls wore pink.
In the 21st century,
Gay girls have become
girls that wear pink.
Naive girls became boys
that wear blue.
What happened, you guessed it -
Chinese whispers.
© Dianne Woods