Fifty Shades Of Beige (They're All The Same)
A poem from a prompt by my good friend Dharrsheena
Introduction
I hadn't intended to write a poem at this moment but Dharrsheena gave me a prompt in a comment on this piece.
This was the prompt
Oooo, can I give you a prompt? I'll take that as a yes 🤣 I would love for you to write a poem (any format) about the colour you hate the most. Roast the hell out of it!
I think that this really does need to be a villanelle. I don't norma;y write nasty pieces, but maybe for Beige I can make an exception.
"Beige" by Yoke Lore is quite a pleasant song, unlike its eponymous colour.
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Beige, You're Not Even A Real Colour
You Are The True Shade Of Boredom
Beige, I Can't Find A Good Word For
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Beige, So Blank I Cannot Compare
You're The Definition Of None
Beige, You're Not Even A Real Colour
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Beige, You Are Such A Total Bore
Blankness Is Your Only Reason
Beige, I Can't Find A Good Word For
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Fifty Shades Of Beige. And The More
All The Same, Beige Is Such Boredom
Beige, You're Not Even A Real Colour
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Beige, You Are Such A Bore
Your Ubiquity Is Treason
Beige, I Can't Find A Good Word For
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Beige, The Vacuum Nature Abhors
A Perfect Nothing And Then Some
Beige, You're Not Even A Real Colour
Beige, I Can't Find A Good Word For
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Great prompt and humorous poem!
I had never heard that song before. I love that you always share music. Beige is the worst color, I agree.
😂😂😂. Beige is in style now. My poor little great-granddaughter looks like a boy most of the time. Brown, beige, cream, warm colors I'm told. I got her pink and colors that I never see her in.
Hahahahahaha I loved this! I neither like nor dislike beige. But still better than orange, pink and yellow, lol!
Beige can be boring by itself. It definitely needs accent colors. You did an awesome job roasting beige!!!❤️❤️💕
This explains so much. I love beige.
Maybe they should have renamed the movie Fifty Shades of Beige. I think it would have fitted the concept a lot more. LOL Great poem!
Nicely done. Being is a meh.
Poor , Beige. Let me redeem you. Beige you are the color of royalty, you make my resume, paper look so expensive I got hired on the spot 🤣😂