Most human beans
are boiling besides a bunch of eggheads
who don't know what they are talking about
and bland potatoes who don't care
Onions are different:
they give ordinary casseroles pizzazz
transforming beans into culinary activists
and vegetables
into yummy syrabites
Even before slicing
they are undaunted
by hot skillets
sizzling with gusto
when flames strike
Cooking well
requires gusto
and each veggie
has a part to play
Don't worry about getting mixed up
we're all simmering
under the flames.
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