It’s Better To Give Than Receive
A gift is not just a gift,
It’s an obligation –
A debt that I must repay.
Sometimes it’s such a lift,
A celebration –
But those are rare, I’d say.
More like, it’s a piece of tat,
Or something that I own,
Or something that’s not my style.
But I’ll never admit to that,
Won’t snark or groan –
Just thank you and smile.
I wrack my brains for a list,
And I put off buying,
So’s to have empty shelves.
And then half of you insist
On cheekily trying
To choose for yourselves.
My asks are given short shrift,
When I eye up your label
With the sparkly font –
Behind it, I know there’s a gift
That will try to cable
What I ought to want.
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