Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After Dad, lit the Christmas tree used proper candles, My mother complained about the fire- hazard, this annoyed my dad who opened the window threw out the tree then peed on the flapping curtains which, had caught fire. The tree landed foot down and looked pretty in the snow. The police came took dad away, they wished happy Christmas. When the gin bottle was empty, mother sang, “silent night” until neighbours knocked on the wall. Dad, came home next day, he had a black eye I had a bike. Next Christmas my dad bought electric light, mother had joined the AA, but still, I had to visit my aunt.