A euphemism is a verbal tool
Masking grief as acceptably cool
This vocal contrivance, succinctly euphemistic
Glosses over facts distressfully realistic
Observe, when a dear one dies
Rather then say it, we belie and deny
To proclaim he's dead is not easy to say
We euphemistically voice, "He's pa**ed away"
"He's met his maker", "He's walked the plank"
Confronting his d**h is too hurtfully frank
"He's at peace now", or "at journey's end"
For mourners, less painful to comprehend
Politicians, whizzes at double-speak
Euphemistically cheer us when things appear bleak
"Collateral Damage" a phrase they employ
Describes a bomb k**ing an innocent boy
The loss of life is more easily faced
When the reality of d**h, these words have erased
The truth and the facts, are bent out of shape
Attempting euphemistically from grief to escape