Beyond The Cliches

o’ christmas

what a wonderful time

beyond the cliches that we often see

there is something deeper



we get a tree

a pine tree

that either had just been cut down

or removed from a dusty box

and we adorn it with fragile decorations

and plastic lights

how strange



the tree looks so fine

as the light twinkle

and the ornaments swing

reminding us of our memories

as if the angels themselves have descended from heaven

and blessed the sight of such merriment



and the music

o’ the joyous music

we put everything into these-

once a year songs

and we let them wash over us

and cleanse us of of our sorrow

we let them sing out their joy

and for a too brief of a moment we listen



and not to mention Santa

he is as real as they come

when we first learn of this kind old man

we wish to praise him and thank him

for we love what he brings us



and when we find out a truth

we are discouraged

we turn our backs on such childish flack

and wish to spread the awful truth



then we have revelation

and we realize this truth is meaningless

as it misses the point of it all

at the end his realness does not matter

as long he stands-

for what we love about christmas



and for one day a year

we are able to forget our sorrow

our grief

our frustration

and let this peace wash over us

and feel the joy of life

as it was meant to be felt