poem: False Cheer
Below is a poem I wrote in 2006 when my holiday was not so bright an occasion. I'm in a better place these days. But I know I've seen some folks saying lately they weren't really feeling the holidays this year. So I'm sharing. Mostly because, for some reason, whenever I've felt like crap in the past, it's helped a little to know that other folks have been there and pulled through it.
So, here's Big Hugs to all the folks out there whose holiday isn't what they wish it to be. I hope it gets better and that your New Year finds you and yours healthy and happy.
-S
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FALSE CHEER
Shiny and tinkling
In all it's fraudulent joy,
The season sweeps humanity along
In a tide of unwanted revelry
Discordant chimes echo
Down crowded halls
Gaping maws drinking deep,
gorging on saccharine trifles
Alone in the throng
Wrapped in silence
Rarely seen, less often touched
Wonder stands dieing in arms reach
-S, 2006
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