The Gift is a poem written by Li-Young Lee about the gift of love and caring that one can give to another. In the beginning, the narrator tells about a time from his past that involved his father pulling a metal splinter out of his hand. He describes how gentle and delicate he was when he did this. Later on in life, the narrator explains how he does the same thing to remove a splinter from his wife. He removes it, while trying to give as little pain to her as possible. The author reflects again about when he was calm when the splinter was removed, and that he was thankful for his father’s
