Jenny Linsel Poet Narrative

Christmas Day

Christmas Day

Today it’s Christmas Day and no presents beneath  the tree
Neglected 12 months of the year and today it's only me 
Only remembered when favours needing done
Can't they ask somebody else, am I the only one?

I hear the sound of a child's laughter
Coming from the house next door
Maybe neighbours will invite me in
But they never have before

I see numerous deliveries of presents by the score
Nothing ever comes for me, they're always for next door
Family come and go, for she's a well-loved mum,
I hear their constant chatter, visitors I have none

At noon, I will go into my freezer
And take out my meal for one
Christmas Day is a lonely day 
When you have no-one.

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Elizabeth Kinch March 24, 2017 at 1:40 PM Christmas is such a difficult time for the lonely.

Jan Allison January 6, 2017 at 2:30 PM Your poem brought a lump to my throat - Christmas is a difficult time for many and there are very lonely people out there on the outside looking in to the fun other people seem to be having:-( hugs jan xx