Stupid Chocolates
 


I had a stupid boyfriend
and he gave me stupid chocolates
I think he was too stupid
to pick me out a present
so I think his mother chose them
these impersonal chocolates
possibly with cherries
or a slogan on the wrapper
possibly in French.
 
I opened up the present
and thought there was a mix-up
maybe these were for his mother
not from his mother for me.
 
Fucking shit goddammit!
I knew I'd eat the chocolates
despite how stupid they were
and I kept on hoping that the boyfriend
would come to know me actually
instead of just loving me stupidly
like some kind of stupid chocolate.

Jessy Randall

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