Heartbeat of Christmas

HEARTBEAT OF CHRISTMAS Can you hear his heartbeat? Lay your ear to his chest His onesie wet with your tears You wipe them with your hair Do you hear salvation’s coo? With eyes that sparkle when they look at you With a smile that lights up the room Profound words that created you Do you answer when he cries? Pick up your cross and follow him Remember the childhood wounds Blood sweat and tears that oozed Do you kneel down? With shepherds and kings With an earthly mother and father Honoring the king of kings Open earth’s yellowing album See the crimson velvet of Santa Claus Fancy white fur hems, and a jolly laugh But before you hear those jingle jolly bells A humble man with a long white beard Closes his eyes, kneels at a crib Lauds the one who makes all things possible 11/29/2016