Packaging, contentious,                        

Used as presentation,                                       

Packaging, is less so                                        

Used for preservation.                                     

 

Spam and pepperoni pizzas                             

Come in tins or boxes,                                     

So does fancy underwear,                                            

But strangely never sockses.                                   

 

Sent to you by courier,                                     

Delivered to your door,                        

Bubble-wrapped for safety.                             

What did we do before?                                  

 

Polystyrene chips are great,                              

For filling up big boxes                                     

Full of ancient artefacts                        

Or old grand-father clockses.                           

 

Coffins made from cardboard,                         

From Tupperware or tin.                                  

Boxes so convenient                                        

For putting bodies in.                                       

 

When I’m past my sell-by date             

I’ll pick one off the shelf.                                  

I’ll have a crack at DIY                                   

And pack away myself.