"holidays"

On "Holidays" there is so much pressure to have fun, Even when the mood is somber and melancholy, The heat is on to celebrate and act jolly, People go above and beyond their norm, to convince themselves that life is one big party, throwing caution to the wind and forgetting about tomorrow, reveling in reckless abandon then creating sorrow, Life is good just soaking up surroundings, and listening to the quietness that lurks within, instead of overcompensating and wearing ourselves thin............