She purchased the gift,

in a great big rush.

She had already missed

their regularly-scheduled phone call

and her first bus.

Only one more came

for the rest of the night

The gift would be the storyteller

She could no longer afford to be late

In a hurry, she flurried

from the shop

with the gift

He wrapped the gift

in some old brown paper.

He worried they would notice

that the tape didn’t really stick

and the paper was cracked,

but that was all he had

so he made do

with what little he lacked.

Anxious thoughts arose

in his tired head

Just a bow, he thought

For the final touch

As he continued to

wrap the gift

He carried the gift,

as tired as he was

The last delivery

on his route

on the last day

of the week

After, he could lay in bed

for as long as he liked

with Corona as his companion

it soothed his stomach

it was the main attraction

And then he would sleep

for hours and hours and hours

Oh he couldn’t wait to

deliver this gift

She accepted the gift,

feeling a swirl and a mix

of feelings inside her

It was almost midnight

She thought they had forgotten

Her fingers twitched and

Her stomach gurgled

She had really been giddy

For such a little gift

It was in brown paper

It was the length of a shoe

It weighed about 4 pounds

And was tied with a bow

In a pretty blue

She opened the gift

And smiled with glee

This gift that had travelled

From the opposite side

Of the country

“I got it”

She later said on the phone

“It’s so simple and cute”

“I’m so glad you love it,

Her sister said

“It was a pain to find”

But worth every dime

She made their brother wrap it

The bow was all him too

And after, a cranky delivery guy

Got the responsibility

Of making sure

The gift travelled safely

It was a vintage bobble head

Of Woody from Toy Story

She couldn’t believe

Her sister and brother had found

The small children’s item

They bonded over as little kids

A precious momento

Of what first linked them together

“I’ll see you in 6 months,”

Her sister said

“We’ve survived

this year apart

Know I miss you terribly

But hey, just remember that

you got a friend in me”