Poem: "The Evolution of Perception"
This poem came from the December 6, 2011 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired by a prompt from my_partner_doug. It was sponsored out of the general fund based on an audience poll. You can find Rubens Chocolatier online.
The Evolution of Perception
The first encounter with chocolate
is the merest slip of the tongue,
a glimpse caught from the corner of the mouth
as Hershey's melts smoothly away.
Then comes the contrast of black and white,
Trinidads with their decadent dark core
sheathed in sleek pale coats,
purring like tigers on the tongue.
In time Godiva rips off her wrapper
and flings herself between pink lips,
encompassing all that is tender and delicious
with the intricacy of maturity.
At last, chocolate comes to life
in the hands of an artist,
jungle lovingly sculpted into ecstasy
and leafed in delicate gold: Rubens.