What Is This ?

I just my Skullcandy headphones in today, and they sent me these gold and white headphones, instead of the sweet black ones. I was rather crestfallen.

My heart is hammering my chest

Announcing with each violent beat

My oh so obvious anticipation

 

My fingers grasp for the box

Ever twitching, ever fumbling

The tape holds on, desperately

To the cardboard with hope

That it will not soon be discarded

 

But I conquer the sticky substance

Tearing it from the box, flaps now open

Reaching in, greedily, I dig

Through the packing peanuts

The bubblewrap chest

 

And there my treasure lies

Gleaming in the artificial light

Which hangs in the kitchen

In all it's glorious splendor

 

But so suddenly my joy is smashed

A frown creeps up my face

Everything that was right in my world

Is now all that could be wrong

 

Those b******s sent me

The wrong f*****g headphones

Reviews

[Abigail Alliah]

Just spectacular. The anticipation and the twist. Amazing. Beautifully written.