Lap

For this poem, we had to come up with a multiple-meaning word, and to bring in all of these meanings in an almost riddle-like way. I chose the word lap.

Lap
Your heart beats faster when you complete another
But you hate when someone does it to you
Especially when they over-do it
Some think of a place of peace, of luxury
Others see the hollow place in the hill
Accompanied by wrinkles and folds
It taints disheveled clothing
Coworkers always seem
To stack their problems and complaints on yours
It’s what the blankets do to your bed
Or what the puppy does to the water
You will find one in a jewel crafter’s workshop
And many in the fabric store
The little ones sit upon grandma’s
When she reads their favorite stories
She better not stand up, or it will disappear
If you are adorable enough
I just might let you sit on mine