The Saddest Christmas of Them All
She wandered in wearing a weary heart unable to mend-
I knew there would be a SAD CHRISTMAS around the bend.
It started early November and ended late December,
oh if only all the drunken moments I didn’t remember.
When I strung the lights, I knew she’d be gone soon.
It seemed like only yesterday she was happy in June.
Days of Summertime lake moments in the afternoon.
So I set the evergreen wondering when death will arrive
because I knew all the sadness she would never survive.
I woke up that Christmas morning in fear and dismay,
and I could tell by the look on her face she’d gone astray.
Her eyes red from weeping hands shaking from Cabernet.
“Will this day turn around under these circumstances?”
I felt the anguish of her taking too many suicidal chances.
Forsaken was she, feeling abandoned from her family,
even though we were the ones who tried to set her free.
I needed some reassurance, some renown guarantee.
It was when we opened gifts when she began to cry.
I knew her heart was poor, but I had no idea why.
We all stopped suddenly and could hear a pin drop.
I gently comforted her praying she would finally stop,
but she never did and all day she cried nonstop.
I went to bed that night crying my soul to sleep,
and that’s when I heard her begin to weep.
I awoke the next morn forlorn and so was she,
but she apologized, “I’m so sorry, my loving family…”
It was only six days later SHE DIED UNDER A PINE TREE.
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Date written: December 4, 2018
A Sad Christmas - December 2018 Writing Challenge - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Dear Heart
Copyright © Lu Loo | Year Posted 2018
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