Chocolates

by Drora Matlofsky

Life is like a box of chocolates, they say.

Sweet?
Addictive?
Fattening?
Nauseating?

Messy.

Chocolate smears fingers and face,
Clothes and furniture.

Disgraceful.

Life smears every piece of paper that comes my way
And it will only stop
when the box is empty.




ABOUT THE POET ~
Drora Matlofsky has been living in Jerusalem since 1984. Her poetry in English has appeared in various poetry and Jewish magazines and her poetry in French can be found on the Poésie Française site.


Last updated July 30, 2015