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Bright red beet

A Poem on Faux Pas

By Michelle Liew Tsui-LinPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read
Bright red beet
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The famous faux pas. Everyone makes one, and baulks afterwards. Of course, it leaves one at the height of discomfort.  We do what humans do - make a myriad of mistakes. Admittedly, we can't avoid them, but we can make up for them with sincere apologies. We try to learn from these errors and move forward.  And so, I present a veggie that's a little messy but an apt description of faux pas - red beets. Enjoy these simple haikus. Reddish vegetable Red color runs when it's cut  Crimson color stays Bright red produce Crimson color cannot change  But soft on palate Crimson vegetable Though the bright red color seeps Delicious salad.

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Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin

Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.

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    Written by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin