Wrapping a Gift

I cannot wrap a present;
I do not have the knack.
Whatever skills it takes to do so
Are the ones I lack.

I purchase pretty paper.
I’ll even buy a bow;
But why it looks pathetic when I’m done
I just don’t know.

I hate to plan and measure.
I eyeball, cut and fold.
The finished product proves the point –
It’s something to behold.

Instead of smooth, it’s lumpy.
The corners do not match;
And sometimes I miscalculate
And try to hide a patch.

Other gifts get oohed and aahed,
The wrapping looks so great.
Recipients rip mine right off
And never hesitate.

But isn’t that what wrapping’s for,
To tear into with zest?
It shouldn’t really matter then
Whose wrapping looks the best.