Each New Person Is a Gift
Each new person is a gift
Some wrapped in shiny foil paper
Tidied up with ribbons and bows
Others trussed inside brown paper
Restricted by an extra tight string
That chafes them, tearing into their souls
The challenge is easy.
All we have to do to fully enjoy them
Is to coax them or cajole them out of their wrappers
As we get to know them
They will either open up to reveal their truths
Or they will crawl into a corner and hide
Some will come out hissing and spitting
Angry that you want to know them at all
These are the ones who need love the most.
If you can scale their walls
Infusing friendship, understanding and love
You will have a forever-friend who will never leave
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2020
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