I liked it until I knew better
And grudge is a strong word
But even to my 3rd grade mind
It inspired strong emotions
When I got it
I loved it
When I premiered it
I understood
Sadly
Where the design went wrong
The plastic Peanuts lunchbox
That I had proudly lugged to school
With the thermos full of milk
And a PB&J
And celery sticks
And the little metal pudding cup
Just laid there
Wide open
For all the world to see
Like my lunch was Exhibit A
And I tried
I tried every which way
To make the thing sit up
Like everyone else's
Wonderful lunch sanctuary
A bit of privacy
In the micromanaged world
That is elementary school
But it didn't work
And I continued on
Exposing my culinary secrets
Each and every meal time
Unguarded
On display
Exposed
My lunchbox
A similar lunchbox exposing the design flaw
No comments:
Post a Comment