Salt 'n' Pepper

Maira



Salt 'n' Pepper

 

Once they met on the kitchen top,

when pepper suddenly greeted salt

"hello my friend, how are you?

and how's your family and life too?"

 

"never I would talk to a fool like you

did u ever mean to see to whom you're talking too?

look at my color, all pure white

have u ever seen such a fascinating sight?

 

i am even good in taste

you know,

in every single food

I am put in so

 

what is your value,

you might not even know

its not even worth compatible

it is so low

 

you are so terrible,

you make people sneeze,

I think you should rather die,

oh God please!

 

have you ever seen your color so dark,

just like as if its a wooden tree bark?

that's all I have got to say my foe,

I will not talk to you and i mean it so."

 

pepper at once said to salt,

"Dear friend, why is it only my fault?

you are also not even better than me

and this can be proved if you listen to me...

 

have you ever examined yourself,

you disappear when

water drops on the

kitchen shelf?

 

unlike you, I am unique of the lot

cuz I'm not of your sort

I don't vanish when water drops

nor my life pauses as your stops

 

i admit your taste

is good,

but health is more important 

than taste should

 

you raise the bloodpressure,

and cause many defaults,

so what's the use of good taste,

my dear salt?

 

and when put on a wound,

you make it worse

oh, instead of a blessing,

you are a curse!"

 

and  while all this was happening,

besides them sugar was listening

at once, he came into sight

"salt and pepper, there  is nothing to fight!

 

everything has its own importance you know

how much you ignore, it will remain so

now listen to this my dear friends,

and your quarrel will soon come to an end

 

"white stars and black sky

at night

black is incomplete

without white!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: M.R Mughal (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: August 7th, 2021 05:10
  • Comment from author about the poem: this poem is practically about racial discrimination, a very hot topic nowadays.....and how to deal with it....u can belittle someone literally or understand the importance and worth of everyone...the choice is yours...and i hope by this poem my message would fill the hearts of people with love for everyone and hatred for none, cuz we are all a family..!!!
  • Category: Sociopolitical
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  • Dove

    Well written! Love the metaphors, to real life issues

    • Maira

      awwww...thank u soo muchhh

    • Caring dove

      Great poem ! Initially I thought it was just about salt and pepper and an arguments ... very well written .

      Like your choice of words and flows so well .

      • Maira

        ohhhh...thankuuu soo much for such an honest appericiation....check out my other poems as well...stay blessed!!



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