A Present for Aunt Helen

I thought that Aunt Helen 
Was going to throw a fit. 
I didn’t understand it, 
Not one little bit.

I guess I didn’t show 
A lot of love and care 
Last Christmas, when she gave me 
That box of underwear.

I tried to get a gift 
That she would long remember, 
And it’s really hard to find one 
This late in December.

I wrapped the thing up pretty, 
With a bow, for goodness sakes. 
How was I to know Aunt Helen 
Doesn’t like green garter snakes?