Christmas Sparkle by Newt Hoggard
If there was a hint of sentience about wrapping paper then perhaps this is the tale it would tell...
Only a few days ago it had encased a Christmas gift, adding sparkle to otherwise bland packaging. Then it was laid amongst others, nestling down beneath an ornamental tree to await the morning light. Then it was ripped asunder and cast aside, its purpose fulfilled. Now it sits, poking from the top of an overstuffed bin, twitching in the breeze like the death-throes of a silvery carp, but such is the life of wrapping paper.
We have recycled as much as we can, but the recyclers will not take foil/metallic wrapping paper and so, despite our best efforts, our bins, which won't be emptied for another 10 days due to the seasonal bank holidays, are approaching critical mass.Until tomorrow...