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Sat 4 Nov, 2006 11:37 pm
I am looking for the words to a poem and I think it is called "Sex is Like a Gift Wrapped in Brown Paper". I only remember a few words of it "...marked handle with care...given to the highest bidder...". I think it is a wonderful poem for kids coming of age and I can't find the copy I had.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-Catwoman
Is this it?
Sex . . . Is Like a Gift Wrapped in Brown Paper
poem by Ruth Senter
There’s a beautiful gift inside this package.
It’s wrapped for protection,
Tied for security.
Stamped: “Fragile!” “Handle with Care!”
It’s easy to loosen the strings,
To let anyone tear away the wrapping,
To give the gift without commitment —
Offer it to the highest bidder,
Or hand it out as the prize for a game.
There’s a gift wrapped inside this brown paper.
It’s for keeps — not to be exchanged.
No deposit. Nonreturnable.
It’s a surprise,
A happy treat to be opened by the person
To whom it’s addressed,
On the date marked “Forever.”
Thank you so much!
dlowan,
Thank you! thank you! thankyou! This is the one!