you were still angry

when i was
in kindergarten
auntie bought me
a necklace

i adored
that necklace
and i brought it
to school

ruby was
crying
so i gave her
my necklace

you picked me up
at the end
of the day

you asked
where my
necklace was

you were furious
that i had
given it away

you called auntie
and made me
tell her
what i
had done
with her
gift

i had cried
thinking that she
would be just as
angry
as you
that she would think
that i was
Ungrateful

but auntie
wasn’t mad
she was
confused
as to why
you were mad

she said that
she had bought
the necklace
for me
it was my necklace

she said
that i could
do what i wanted
with it
because it was
mine

you
were still
angry

-did it never occur to you that my heart was just that big?