Life-Receiver Poem by Mary Mc Creath

I am a receiver of all
that my world has to offer.

I receive people, classify
them, fit them into my known
patterns as I would a jigsaw puzzle.

The pieces that I cannot fit together
I ignore
and receive those that I find
meaningful and can put in place.

I receive my world as something
given to meet my needs.
Sun saves me from using electricity.
Roads make getting where I want to easier.
Shops sell the goods I need for living.
Fields produce food for me to eat.
Flowers decorate my room.

I am a receiver of things I need.
I have a subject object relationship
To my world.

My employer is the object that pays me my salary.
Workers are the objects that busy themselves with
menial tasks I am saved from performing.

I am a receiver of all
That my world has to offer.