It’s your birthday!
You receive a gift wrapped up with hot pink holographic wrapping paper
Topped off with a bright shiny red bow
A surprise
No clue in the world of what it could be
So, you unwrap it
And it’s new
And exciting
And fun
And different
But yet
So familiar
Like a friendly face
You will cherish it forever
Because it means the world to you
Ever since you slipped that ribbon off the perfect square box
It has continued to consume your whole life
You can’t even picture your life without it
But eventually someone swoops in and takes your gift from you
Like a hawk capturing its prey
Theft, robbery, they steal it
The joy once on your face ripped away into a pile of despair
It’s gone and it’s not yours anymore
And it feels like a piece of you is missing
Like your puzzle is incomplete
So, with nothing left to do
You crawl
Back inside
Of the empty little gift box
Your gift is now gone.
