Unclaimed Freight

UNCLAIMED FREIGHT I offered myself to you - Rejected many for you, made myself Exclusively yours - You never understood that I was not here To endure jealousy, hate or envy – Only to serve you and teach you how to include instead of excluding... You looked over and under but never really looked at me. Patted my head most appeasingly. I felt like the puppy with eyes waiting for that proverbial bone. Then, when keener eyes saw what you never saw; Benefited from my earthly presence; Suddenly like a spoiled child who never played with his wind-up toy; Until someone else wound it up he, Now wanted to claim that toy to be his favorite. You should have examined me; and found my key… loved me, and explore my inner workings up close, Before it was too late to relate... Another metaphor would be They valued what you failed to see. You were blind to see my worth… You never claimed me for yourself. Left me sitting on the warehouse shelf You seemed surprised, they bided high Because what’s yours is not yours “If you don't claim it!”! Unclaimed freight… “goes to the highest bidder”.