I love the smell of watermelon because it smells so fresh, and because it is a symbol of summer, but I do not eat it.
I stopped eating watermelon when I was a teen & I cannot remember why to save my life. Interestingly enough, I love most types of watermelon flavored candies, especially Jolly Ranchers & Now & Laters & can fuck those up till the break of dawn!!!
When I was cutting this melon Saturday, the smell of it made me hungry for a piece & I gave in secretly. The flesh was sweet, cool & thoughts of spitting out seeds took me back to my youth when I would eat watermelon at night on the porch with my brother “Topot”.
Memories of having seed spitting contests also ran across my mind along with memories of my mother telling us that if we swallowed the seeds, a watermelon would grow in our bellies and those Sunday stops after church with Big Mama to see the watermelon man.
After I enjoyed the sweetness of this one perfect slice & the accompanying memories, I said yuck, I cannot believe I am eating this!
My friends & family always tease me about not eating watermelon & ask what kind of Black man don’t eat him no watermelon.
It’s a good question, but I don’t have a good answer.
Ro~ / August 21, 2008
Byg, Don’t feel bad I don’t eat peach cobbler. Can’t stand the stuff. Ewwwwww :O(
Bygbaby / August 21, 2008
Ro – I am with you on the peach cobbler. I Hate, HAte, HATe, HATE the stuff with a passion. Just the smell of it male me sick on my stomach.
The Second Sixty-Eight / August 22, 2008
That shole look good!
Now what is the real reason you hatin' on the melon? You know it is good. You even admitted it was good. I mean what up with this?
"After I enjoyed the sweetness of this one perfect slice & the accompanying memories, I said yuck, I cannot believe I am eating this!"
Tamra / August 22, 2008
Cool pic!
A (white) friend of mine introduced me to drizzling fresh lime juice over a slice of watermelon–omg…
I think I’m going to get me a watermelon today–before the season is over.
sdg1844 / August 22, 2008
Love that pic. I’ll usually have it chopped and mix it different melons with an omelet in the morning.
I loved it so much when I was a kid and it always reminds me of summer.
Darius T. Williams / August 22, 2008
LOL – I can’t believe you don’t eat watermelon. I have a piece right here on my desk at work. I tears the hell outta some watermelon!
Bygbaby / August 22, 2008
TSSE – I have issues!!! Cannot explain, At least not hear. LOL!!!
Tamra – Oh shit a Negro learning from a white friend how to eat some watermelon. All shit!!!
sdg1844 – I can handle watermelon in the house but the smell of other melons literally makes me sick, especially cantaloupe. It smells like rotting fruit to me & makes me nauseous.
DTW – I see that I have some real Negroes up in this piece. LOL!!!
Bygbaby