There are those who live so all alone
too much time for memories,
of happier days so long ago
now forgotten on life's breeze.
So on these days so solitary
into the air they stare,
hoping for some company
someone who knows that they are there.
And now there is the family stress
that yearly holiday,
but daughter wants the boyfriend
is he coming? huh no way!
So then the silent treatment starts
making life a misery,
as the family bond collapses
because no one can agree.
The cards maxed out for presents
which will soon need to be paid,
the glitter and the glamour
merely just a masquerade.
A race against the clock
before all the stores do close,
I think that holiday times these days
I really do oppose.
For in the end I wonder,
did I really help anyone,
or were these merely selfish acts
from which I need to run.
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AliceinPoetryLand
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A contest entry
- Holidays Depress You?? by aboomer.
700 points, ended December 4, 2008, 12 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Good emotion and images in this. And so true - Christmas has become such a commerical 'holiday', the original 'holy' day seems to have become squished in as an after-thought, or lost altogether.
I really like your last verse,
'For in the end I wonder,
did I really help anyone,
or were these merely selfish acts
from which I need to run.'
thoughts I think many of us have, or had.
thank you for your entry
best wishes in the contest
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Ha I have wondered the same thing. It really can be a stressful time. Wonderful writing, good luck in the contest!
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Excellent
Oh my you gave stress rhyme! Great job. Best of luck in the contest.
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It seems we're all caught up in the never ending round of commercialism that accompanies most special occasions nowadays and your words expressed that feeling so well.
Best wishes in the contest.
Love Margaret
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Great Stuff!!!
Wonderfully expressed with great rhyme, rhythm & flow wrapped in a compelling narrative that captivated throughout in its heartfelt honesty & emotional depth...
Well penned, well versed, well done!!!
Good luck in the contest...
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This is so very true, whatever happened to good old family values and a hand made gift. You shed light on what we as society have turned Christmas into. Commercialism. Excellent job. Best to you in the contest
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