Here Comes Christmas

Here comes Christmas!

It's time to hit
The credit cards;
'We'll pay it back,
It won't be hard',
As long as
Nothing changes
And the company
Don't reduce
Our wages.

But,
Family...matters.

All that buying,
Weeks of lying,
Childrens tears now
Gently drying,
Please Amanda,
No more crying!

Then,
Parents watching,
Proudly preening,
'For the children',
'Til the evening;
As
Seasons Greetings
Now defeating
Happy faces;
Frown replaces,
Beaming
Smiles.
It's been a while,
Since parents
Dreamed of
Childish things;
But then
Nostalgia
Creeps on in.
Swift and sure
With Gentle eddies,
Whistful memories,
Raw as berries.

'Remember 1974
You pushed our Sandra
Out the door!'

And time
Retreats
As history wins...

And next year,
It'll win again.