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

This is an apology poem covering the events of a recent Instagram story which took place in my circle.
Again, not going to name any names.
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".
Someone who viewed 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).
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.
They did forgive the miscreant individual when the miscreant apologized as described in the poem. I personally felt that a simple "sorry" or "my bad" was not enough and decided to write this poem. I hope the chef stumbles upon my site one day and happens to read this poem.
Sorry...Sorry...Sorry
It was just an insta-story
Of a bonnie lass
Who was never in my class (school)
Tossing some noodles...
I made a doodle and mistook it for Maggi
The unreal-McCoy
Red, Angry Emoji
Peepers and Soy
A rageful ploy
Oye...
The denouement of joy
Sorry's and My-Bads
Will never happen again
It was Hakka Chow-mein
And always will be
The street style noodles
of land that is free
Sorry Lass
Hope I will get a pass
Until next time, which will never be
Because Sorry... It's was not Maggi and I say it again
But street-style Hakka Chow-mein
And always will be...