Distrust of Blue Raspberries

The "natural flavoring" in many berry flavored foods actually come from a chemical called Castoreum, which can be found in a beaver's butt. Look it up.

I don't trust people who say their favorite flavor is blue raspberry.

It takes on a blue hue - 

And that's odd - 

Even blueberries aren't really blue.

It tastes of sugar

And of all natural, organic beaver butt

And smells like benzene.

It exists for the purpose of existing,

Forced to take on a facade

So as not to be confused with watermelon, cherry, and strawberry.

It's a fake fruit

With a fake color

And a fake taste.

I don't like people who are fake.

Author's Note

Please comment and let me know what you think!

Reviews

[Mrudula Rani]

Blue raspberries haven't reached these parts of the world yet. Even if it gets here .... after your mentioning of beaver but taste, I am not going anywhere near it.
I keep away from fake things and fake people as well.
Very informative and thought evoking writing about all things artificial!
To extract castoreum, have they been decimating beaver population???

[emptyinkwell]

Thanks for the review! To be honest with you, I have no idea how they get the castoreum. Didn't really want to think about it, but it'd make for a fun read.

What part of the world are you from? I'm from the land of terrible prepackaged foods.

[Mrudula Rani]

I have been living in Brasil. It's our adopted country. I am originally from India.

[emptyinkwell]

I see. Both are beautiful countries with beautiful, REAL food. Would love to visit some day!

[Mrudula Rani]

I agree with you . Brasileiros ( Brasilians ) are warm and very friendly people.

[Mrudula Rani]

In our group of friends you will meet some of the best people and poets. I hope you review their writings and have lot of fun.

[emptyinkwell]

I definitely will!

[emptyinkwell]

Forgot to mention: Blue raspberries don't exist. It's just that, in America, a lot of our raspberry flavored foods are blue.

[Mrudula Rani]

Raspberry are actually red. are't they? I hope this blue color has no harmful side effects!

[emptyinkwell]

They are actually red, yes. The blue began when ice pops wanted to differentiate their flavors but red was taken. They tried a different shade of red, but that red ended up being toxic. They had blue food dye that was fine so they used that.

[LizBot3]

Dealing with fake people has to be one of the most exhausting things you can do. No conversation is honest, its all what should be said or whats cool to say. No personality of their own so one is created and acted out. I like the berry analogy. Really enjoyed and related to this poem! Well done 👏

[emptyinkwell]

I agree! Even worse is when someone tries so hard to be different or seem real that the fakeness oozes even more. Thanks for reading and reviewing my work!

[Ghost writer]

very interesting approach to the fake people thing, I'm sure I'll never eat blue raspberry the same way again, and I almost guarantee at some point I'll start randomly laughing about beaver butts and no one will have any idea what I'm on about

[emptyinkwell]

Haha, that happens to me all the time. Everything I know is so esoteric tha tno one ever knows what I'm laughing about. Thanks for the review!

[Agyani]

Wow, I liked this! Hahaha!
I loved this right from the onset!
I'm still chuckling at this. Thoughts expressed in such fashion.
You made my day!

[emptyinkwell]

Thanks, my friend. :)

[Arriam]

Well, your title certainly sucked me in. That's going for it. I think you could've had a bit of a smoother transition from your critique of blue raspberry to your critique of fake people (blue raspberry people), but otherwise the piece is very nice. Thank you very much for submitting!
Arriam

[emptyinkwell]

You make a very good point, Arriam. Thanks for the review!

[Coyote Poetry]

I am educated now my friend. I never saw blue raspberries. Maybe a good thing. Thank you for sharing the entertaining poetry.
Coyote

[emptyinkwell]

Oof I forgot that a lot of people here aren't American. We don't have blue raspberries either, but a lot of our raspberry flavored foods are blue. We call the flavor blue raspberry. I've always wondered why that was.

[Wayfaring stranger]

Yes I am fake and I love anything what go out of any sexual or social norms. You can hate me . I will love you back

[emptyinkwell]

Haha, your self-awareness proves that you are more real than you want me to believe. That's fine. I choose to play the villain too.

[Wayfaring stranger]

I wish you lot of,success in your villain mission.

[emptyinkwell]

And to you as well.

[Paul Bell]

Going through the fruit department demanding recompense on dodgy fruit.
The fruiterer is looking a bit nonplused.
I think you've hit on something here.
Heading to the meat department now. I'll get back to you.

[emptyinkwell]

Haha, yes, please let them know I'm onto them about the nitric oxide infused meats. Thanks for the review!