I often see my life's work
as a style of wrapping paper
meant to entice the eventual recipient
who receives my soul.

If each one of us is a gift
of life's magnificent bounty,
then it must be true
that someday
we will be presented
to life's loving companion,
the peace of death.

It is with this in mind
that I shall work to ensure
the wrapping paper sparkles
brighter than the summer stars
and contains more colors
than we could ever see
in a rainbow.