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Sorry...It's Not Maggi Noodles
by: Bhim Pandya (May 2021)

Making Noodles

This is an apology poem covering the events of a recent Instagram story which took place in my circle. ​

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Again, not going to name any names. 

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Some one had posted a boomerang in another country, another town and in another language. The boomerang contained a pan in which "Indian Street-Style Hakka Chow-Mein Noodles were being made". 

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The viewer of  the story mistook it for "Maggi" noodles (ready to eat ramen-style noodles, a staple in every Indian household). They responded to the story saying "Mast Maggi Che" (these Maggi noodles look really good). 

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This made the chef very angry and rightfully so, considering that they had actually captioned the boomerang with "Street-Style Hakka Chow-Mein Noodles" and must have thought that the person commenting was pulling their leg.

 

  I personally felt that a  simple "sorry" or "my bad" was not enough and decided to write this poem  because I believe that a poetic apology surpasses the any other forms of apology.  

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Sorry...Sorry...Sorry

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It was just an insta-story

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Of a bonnie lass

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Who was never in my class (school)

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Tossing some noodles...

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I made a doodle and mistook it for Maggi

 

The unreal-McCoy 

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Red, Angry Emoji

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Peepers and  Soy

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A rageful ploy

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Oye...

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The denouement of joy

 

Sorry's and My-Bads

 

Will never happen again

 

It was Hakka Chow-mein

 

And always will be 

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The street style noodles 

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of land that is free

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Sorry Lass 

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Hope I will get a pass

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Until next time, which will never be

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Because Sorry... It's was not Maggi and I say it again

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But street-style Hakka Chow-mein 

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And always will be... 

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