If life's like a box of chocolates,
Than what is it you've got?
Delicious candy to eat?
Or maybe you'd rather not...
Well, it's rude not to accept a gift...
So let's see what we've got.
Mmm, a sticky chocolate caramel.
To share with someone sweet?
But again they want to meet,
And the caramel sticks to my teeth...
Now then!
What's say we try again?
Ooh, a peanut butter one!
To share with a nice friend?
But now they want to know my sum...
And the peanut butter's stuck to my gums.
Hmm, a raspberry one.
Perhaps a luscious lover?
Hmpf, they were no different from the others...
Though they had a nice cover.
Huh, vanilla.
Not my favorite.
Though my mood brightens,
As I savour it.
YUM! A coconut one!
Perhaps some fun out in the sun?
Ouch! Sunburn!
I should have worn a coat.
And now the coconut's,
Stuck in my throat...
*Cough*
Ugh, dark chocolate.
Perhaps a cozy, rainy day?
Of course; another bad chocolate,
And no where to stay.
If life's like a box of chocolates,
Than what have you got?
I, occasionally,
Would like to get what I want.
*Groan*
Here we go again..
Here's one with some nuts.
I crunch down the chocolate.
And go with my gut.
So here's what I got:
A sweet man,
With caramel skin.
A friend who's lotto ticket wins.
A quick escape,
From a raspberry sin.
And clean, healthy skin,
From dark chocolate and rain.
My box was good,
But the chocolate was a pain...
-SOH
I thought of FORREST GUMP immediately because that is justly such a famous scene in films. Tom Hanks and Sally Fields - what a marvelous pair! They were so good in PUNCHLINE too. Your poem is not dependent on the film, however. You find your own way of developing this metaphor and you show some sharp lessons in life while maintaining a light, even whimsical tone. It's the good humor that makes the poem work, although I also found myself wishing I had a box of chocolate nearby. The sensory impressions are that vivid and immediate!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
lol, very entertaining. I enjoyed this poem, and I LOVE chocolate.