Why should I believe in Christmas? <br />When in all my 30 years upon this God forsaken earth <br />I've never had even one <br />One present <br />One brightly shining tree <br />Nothing <br />Nothing at all <br /> <br />Why should I believe in Christmas? <br />When I'm not even sure there's a God <br />Much less a Santa Claus <br />Maybe that story of a baby's virgin birth was just fiction <br />Plain and simple <br />Nothing more then an old wive's tale <br />Spun to keep us all happy and in place <br />For at least one day out of the year otherwise so very depressing <br /> <br />Why should I believe in Christmas? <br />When this bottle is my only friend <br />This needle my only high <br />I have no lover <br />No child to hold in my aching empty arms <br />No reason to feel any kind of joy at all <br />I'm just dead and cold inside 24/7 <br /> <br />Why should I believe in Christmas? <br />When no one seems to believe in me <br />When the gleeful, jolly faces we all wear <br />Are really more then mere masks <br />Masks made to hide our true evil demons and cruel holiday wishes <br />Merry Christmas and happy holidays, yeah sure <br />There's no such thing <br />Never has been <br />Never will be <br />At least as far as this poet is concerned <br /> <br />2008 Ramona Thompson<br /><br />Ramona Thompson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/why-should-i-believe-in-christmas/
