We are the jagged jigsaw puzzles with the missing pieces The Barbie dolls that can only see themselves in fun house mirrors The G.I Joes that only want to wear pink The puppets that pull against their strings The dream houses in the ghetto We are the paper air planes that struggle to fly straight The deck of cards with the pycho 8s We are the toys in the box that everybody hates We slip through the cracks in the careless fingers of young boys and girls We are the gifts at Christmas that did not make the list We are the birthday rejects The easy to forget The clutter underneath your bed We are veterans of every garage sale, donation pile, and trash bin For all you want is to be rid of us So we'll go We'll run away to candy land and snort pixie sticks looking for a sugar high We'll stop comparing ourselves to other toys We'll laugh with each other And for the first time in our lives We'll play.
If you think this piece is about toys, read between the metaphors.