Christmas time is getting near <br />I don't have much Christmas cheer <br />Pain from the past much on my mind <br />To all my loved ones, I'll be kind <br />Thinking about those, I lost in the past <br />Wanting this to be over, pretty fast <br />Don't want to shop or go to the store <br />For me this year a real sad chore <br />I don't even want to put up a tree <br />But I can't think about only me <br />I'll have to wear a mask this year <br />And hope I don't shed a single tear <br />My family needs to think I'm happy <br />I'll hide my feeling's, feeling crappie <br />Merry Christmas to all of you <br />And I will smile, as if on cue!<br /><br />Donna Nimmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sad-this-christmas/
