Breaking Wind

Why is breaking wind so funny?

What makes it such a crime?

Could it be because it comes

At unexpected times?

 

It sneaks up from behind us

Leaving everyone agog,

And wondering who's guilty,

'Til we finally blame the dog.

 

We smile and snicker as the humor

Of the moment grows,

Until the scent of guilty air

Comes wafting by our nose.

 

Nothing is so quick to turn

A smile into a sneer

As someone breaking wind

And proudly grinning ear to ear.