Not An Ode To a Beet
I chase you through the bottle
just trying to get a little taste,
I pour your juice on my taters
none of it I shall waste.
I love your pickley goodness
so crunchy and so sweet,
with my fork I gently pick you up
my mouth it does greet.
A drop of juice silently falls
and lands upon my plate,
I swipe it up rather quickly
and I don't bother to wait.
Your vinegar touches my tastebuds
it's such a yummy treat,
I invite your friends out of the bottle
with a smile for me they greet.
They dance around on my plate
saying hello to the rest of their friends,
their greetings with the meat and veggies
soon has to come to an end.
I try to pick up another beet
this one is putting up a fight,
I do my best to stab it with my fork
don't care if it takes me all night.
I chase it around in circles
in the corner of my plate it stands,
it acts like the lone ranger
tries its best to be tough like a man.
I finally get hold of it
it squirts me with its juice,
I dropped it on my pants
now I've got a beet on the loose.
I got juice all over my shirt
all over the place mat too,
my shirt is now stained reddish-purple
now what am I going to do?
I tried my best to scrub the stain out
while the beet stands there and laughs,
I threw the bar of soap at him
I was starting to feel rather daft.
I knocked the beet to the floor
he tried his best to move around,
I stomped on his neck hard
wanted to keep him on the ground.
The beet tried to fight his way out
from beneath my heavy foot,
I laughed hard in his face
back in the bottle, he will not be put.
I slipped on his juice
and fell hard to the floor,
I go through this every time
my life never seems to be a bore.
I can't stand getting beet stains
all over my new and clean clothes,
I get extremely upset about it
but that's sometimes how life goes.
Copyright © Cynthia Jones
Dec.14/2014
Copyright © Cynthia Jones | Year Posted 2015
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