Deliverance

Delivery day

Sliding the package off the dolly

Thanking the man,

paying reluctantly. 

Finally here. 

Sliding the blade on the crease

Slicing the tape

Slipping my fingers underneath

The excitement leaves me quickly

and is replaced by a chill

and such a strong piercing memory

that the sights and smells wrap themselves around me

Easily. 

Such a  long way I have come

Since when cardboard

didn't deliver my appliances

but was my home. 

Author's Note

I haven't written anything well in quite a while. I like the idea of this piece, and the end of it (where its bolded and underlined) , but its delivery is really weak and doesn't set up a story quite like I want it to. Any and all suggestions would be great.