לַשְּׂנוּאָה

הִבְאִישׁוּ שְׂפָתֶיהָ
כָּבְדוּ בְּשָׂרֶיהָ
יָבְשׁוּ חֲמוּדוֹתֶיהָ
צִמַּח זְנָבָהּ
מִשְׂתָּרֵךְ
עַל מַטְמון כֶּתֶם
וְזָהָב
לֹא עֹוד יִסָּתֵר
בְּמַלְבּוּשֶׁיהָ
כְּתָמִים  עוֹרָהּ.

בַּמֶּרְחַקִּים קוֹרְצִים
שְׂדוֹת לוֹטוּס וְנוּפָר

מֵהָאֹכֵל יָצָא מַאֲכָל, וּמֵעַז, יָצָא מָתוֹק

She who is hated
Her lips have turned fetid
Her flesh has become heavy
Her treasures are dry
Her tail has grown
Full length
Trailing down
On a concealed pile of gold
No longer will it be hidden
Under her clothing.
Spots cover her skin.

Lotuses and water lilies are
Beckoning from faraway fields.

Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness (Judges, 14,14)

Translated from Hebrew into English
by the author: © Liora Sara Bernstein