Poppy Paper

The proper name is bubble wrap, used to protect items during

shipping

  I call it poppy paper

    What does it do when you poke it?

      Pop Pop Pop

Do you like to twist it?

  Hear the explosion, like a series of tiny gunshots

    pop pop pop pop pop pop pop

Popping is excellent for stress relief

  This one's for the boss who's giving you so much grief at work

    Pop

  This one's for the mailman who messed up delivering an

important package

    Pop

  And this one's for the jerk who stole your parking spot at the

mall

    Pop

I like the big ones that take so much work

  Here's to the gene that's made my life a disaster

    POP

  Here's to the car that sent my mother to trauma ICU

    POP

  And here's to the world that couldn't save my brother

     POP

Maybe you pop for the sheer joy of it and giggle with each pop

POP

Maybe you are a compulsive popper

  It is there, so you must pop

Maybe you work in the shipping department at Amazon and fear your head will blow up if you hear one more POP

I'm so sorry, sir

  I'm popping and I just can't stop!

 Angela C. Orlando

January 2013