Wrappings

Life is wrapping paper,

Enclosing the earth.

It's a valuable gift,

With unlimited worth.

Wrapping paper is color,

So too is life.

The two are comparable,

Like a husband and wife.

The store's wrapping paper,

Is crisp, fresh and bright.

Like a new life on the earth,

It brings with it light.

The gift is opened,

It brings delight.

So too does a life,

Before death wields its might.

The wrapping paper is finished,

Its remains are thrown.

Like a life that has expired,

Which is a grave of bones.