Comments on my Poem

by Drora Matlofsky

What are you trying to say with this poem?
They'll ask.

I am not trying to say anything,
I'll say.
I am just telling you what happened.

What's the point of that?
They'll say.
It isn't interesting.

Life isn't always interesting,
I'll say.

Oh, but Poetry makes it interesting!
Someone will exclaim.

And I'll wonder.

(Or maybe I won't.
I am always anticipating conversations
and often people say completely different things.)




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 26, 2015