He Doesn’t Know She Eats These Like Sweets
He’s crowing on again,
eating chilli peppers –
it is a manly thing.
Can’t bear it when he’s peacocking.
He fishes around
for another jalapeño.
Pops it in. Chews.
Sticks his tongue out.
Come on, he says, Eat one.
Oh, to fawn girliness, or not!
For dVerse Quadrille “pepper” (44-words sans title) and Sarah’s “Acting like animals.” Artwork is created using AI Midjourney. Imagery and poems ©Misky 2023.
Double prompting! Impressive 🤩
There’s a whole story packed into this little pepperpot of a poem. Love ‘peacocking’ and ‘fawn girliness ‘.
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Thank you for the fun prompt, Sarah.
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I love me some hot peppers! My kind of girl! ❤ 🌶️
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Girl power, baby!
I can remember as a little girl watching my mother, grandmother and great-grandmother eating hot Italian peppers, noses running and tears streaming down their faces. When I asked them why they were crying, they responded “Così dolce!”, which means “(This is) so sweet!”. Naturally, I wanted a taste of this sweetness and my mother cut off a tiny piece of the hot pepper for me. Immediate my mouth felt like it was on fire but I refused to spit it out. We are made of sturdier stuff than that!
Yep; girl power, baby!
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And I’ve gone in the opposite direction, too. Now if I eat anything spicy, I better have the Pepto nearby! 🥴
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Ugh peacocking. Though I am guilty of it too, insecurity lays under that blanket. Love how the title presences the observer, and how this and everything is really about her
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I’m glad that the focus on her came through. Thanks for the comment.
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Yes! Peacocking is a good one – a fun theme to do. Quadrilles always make me think of Lobsters…
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I saw the title and smiled – it could only be a combination of Quadrille and Poetics – and what a good one! I think eating chilli peppers is a manly thing – they upset my stomach. I love the choice of animal verbs too, especially ‘Can’t bear it when he’s peacocking’.
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Crowing and peacocking about eating hot peppers is such an odd behavior. And yet, there’s even a popular show where you just watch a person eat hotter and hotter sauces. Fun poem.
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Ha ha… love it! Only if the pepper is stuffed with cheese!
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I can wolf down green peppers and chili peppers but cannot not swallow jalapeño peppers.
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I grow jalapeño peppers in the greenhouse, and if you leave them a bit on the vine they turn a splendid red colour. They still have the heat but they’re sure pretty.
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Hot sauce and peppers are really popular in my neck of the woods. But not with me!! I love the image. https://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2023/05/end-of-dry-spell.html
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I even put Tabasco on my pizza! I’ll be around later today to read your “Dry Spell” post. I’ve had a few frazzled days, and I’ve not had the time I want to read lately. Hopefully tonight.
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As a rare blood courier, I’ve not had the time to research or write much either — only 175 words yesterday. But inch by inch, and it’s a cinch, right? Thank you for taking time out to drop by when you do. 😉 https://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2023/05/end-of-dry-spell.html
Ha ha, clever combination of prompts. (I want her to nonchalantly eat something even hotter just to confound him.)
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I absolutely love this! Especially relate with; “Can’t bear it when he’s peacocking.”❤️❤️
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Thank you!
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Great take 🙌
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I love peppers and anyone who loves peppers, I love them too! A terrific write and yes, sometimes one has to ‘fawn girliness’! 😏
Thanks for joining in. By the way, I think you are one word short. Removing an apostrophe may remedy that.
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One thing to add spice for flavor, but when you can’t feel you brains… it is too darn hot! 😉
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LOL!
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🙂
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