Unwrapping My Future

By: Erika Davee

Anxiously tearing open the

shimmering sealed package

Ignoring die red symbols

that embellish the wrappage

Considering this cookie holds

my future unknown

Depending on the message

I’m sure to cheer or moan

My Mom opens one of Happiness

My Dad opens one of Success

My sister found a

Life of pleasure and riches

Surprisingly, I unwrap my future to find

A cookie with its own mind...

Brace yourself for troubles

and life’s intricate glitches