Life sends invitations

you can RSVP
Bring Your Own Beverage
and arrive
with a brightly wrapped package
beneath your arm

or
you may request
a rain check
and politely decline

you can even toss
your invite
in the garbage
and not reply

there are those instances
when you say yes
get all gussied
and then stall out
right at your own front door

life sends invitations
and holds a party
whether anyone comes
or not