One lifetime is not enough, for all my words – Koraly Dimitriadis

Christmas Poem (revamped)

December 24, 2011 at 12:35 am (Motherhood, Poems (PG rated)) (children, Christmas, Motherhood)

I wrote a poem called ‘Merry Christmas’ back in 2009 and I felt like revisiting it. The original poem was posted on Overland back in the day when there were only a small handful of bloggers and we could post whatever we wanted…ahh, those were the days…The two poems are very different. Enjoy and happy holidays to you all!

Christmas Poem
I’ll gift wrap Christmas for you
tie a tidy bow around it
just to see your eyes glimmer
in commercialisation glitter

I’m not angry about Christmas anymore
because I’ve lost my innocence
but you have not

I want to make life an adventure for you
before you start growing and seeing
and your heart breaks in two

I want you to believe in Santa
as long as you possibly can
write a letter and leave
cookies and milk
tuck you in at night
all excited and bursting
for the morning light

going to shopping centers
makes me feel ill
but I’ll do it for you
again and again

you’ve got a new little cousin too
he arches his back
tries to reach the sky
for his playmat
soon he’ll be big like you
and you can dance to carols
together in the living room

I’ll gift wrap Christmas for you
tie a tidy bow around it
just to see your eyes glimmer