Learning to Adjust

At the store they gave me the wrong
package, but I took it home and decided
to live with it. Why complain? Why
upset the clerk or the manager? Besides
this package might be more than
I deserve. Look―it has a whole tangle
of ribbons around it and many greetings
and slogans: “Be happy.” “Return to sender.”
“Who is Terza McDonald?” “For you,
Pig Head.” Your life already
has enough puzzles, and returning anything
just complicates the plot. A gift
is a gift. Just what you always wanted.

~William Stafford