Here's my lil ode to the holidays Desperate Christmas By L. Karoway My Joy flickers like the little lights Above the narrow streets The snow melts on the black pavement Beneath stiletto heels and leather boots Oh Holy Night sung from glossy lips Of fake blondes barely dressed Christ’s birth politicized by The world’s corporate leaders Yet we stand alone and the world Passes by, flinging their disappointments Around in paper bags And I know you love the cold Air The warmth you find in the Faintest smile Each individual from this moment Beyond the past and till the last Second of time Together with one aim One moment that we all Know one thing is the same Beyond religion, beyond politics A life was created on one day When eyes opened so alone And forgotten The world was beautiful and pure For a sheer spec of time And we were blessed This girl was blessed despite Her wicked ways She was saved and forgiven Before she even knew the pain she’d create She was given a choice There was hope and there Still is Each year we forget a bit more Of what we need to believe We dress it up in silver and bright red metallic But the meaning hasn’t changed The hope and light that was given to us Is still there For us to believe and To be at peace
