Scarlett O’Hara Addresses a Turnip
Before I will eat
a raw turnip or beet,
I’ll cheat and I’ll kill and I’ll flirt.
I can’t gnaw a carrot.
I just couldn’t bear it.
I’d rather wear drapes as a skirt!
I’ll lie and I’ll steal
to acquire a hot meal,
but I won’t chew on roots from the dirt.
I’ve had it with tubers,
with parsnips and goobers.
They’re fit for a hog in a pen.
Until I’m struck witless,
as God is my witness,
I’ll never be hungry again.
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