Christmas 2020
Christmas 2020
No air-raid shelter turkey
No window blackout blinds
Defences have been breached, my dear
The battle's in our minds.
The season known for plenty
The wreath upon the door
That signals cautious entry
For the people we adore
And yet despite the battles
And the shadows in our minds
To neutralise this enemy we need
Thoughts of different kinds
Forget about the pressies
And standing for The Queen
Forget about the armchair snooze
And how all things have been
This Christmas will be different
It won't be filled with stuff
There won't be idle chit-chat
Or that entertainment fluff
Let's make ourselves a promise
Let loose that wartime dove.
For Christmas is relationships;
The battlefield is love
So as the siren eases
And the shelters quietly empty..
Let's value all we thought we'd lost
This Christmas 2020.
Jinjagoliath
18th December 2020
Peace and hope and friends x
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