I ate the bag of cookies
that you handed me
to hold.
I did protect them
in a way
by keeping them safe
from any other invader.
I am sorry
that the price was so high.

The cookies
you inadvertently fed me
were delicious
and I appreciated them
more than you might know.
They served as my dinner
and possibly
my dessert as well.

I know
you didn’t mean to lose your cookies
when you tossed them
over to me
so again
I would like to apologize
for your loss
and remind you
that if needed
I can return them to you
– albeit in a slightly different form.