If you spend enough time around children, you will find that they have an affinity for jokes and words related to the potty. This little affinity is so widespread that we have taught the children a term for it - bathroom humor - and we have taught them that it is not allowed. As a general rule, I am not a fan of bathroom humor, but every now and then I must admit to the comedic value of the right toilet joke. Today, I share with you the most near-elegant and successful attempt at Bathroom humor, a poem entitled Ode to Tiolet, by my 16-year-old brother, Isaiah.

Ode to Toilet

by Isaiah Georges

Oh toilet.
You are my rock.
You are the stool on which I may release my stool.
When I need rest it is to the restroom I come running.
For in this room which some find insignificant,
I find a home, a place of refuge,
a place where I am free of all my worries.
As I drop my poop I find comfort from a poopy day.
Even when someone lays waste to my life,
I know I can still lay my waste in you.
So toilet, I write this ode to you
to show my appreciation
for the strength you allow me to retain
and the appetite you allow me to regain.
Though I may not say it enough,
I now say it proud and say it loud.
I love you toilet.