Of Little Value (POEM)

Of Little Value
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No value placed on
What was freely given
Gift though it might
Have been.
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Wrapped in shiny paper and bow
It counted for nothing
Tossed to the ground
A mere distraction
To pass the time.
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It was never even opened
Just glanced at and
Discarded when another
Shiny object was placed
Into apathetic hands.
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Thanks were given
All the courtesies observed
But all thought of the gift
Gone in the blink of an eye
Forgotten before it
Reached the ground.
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Solitary it lays
A cruel reminder of
My insignificance.