Those Horrible Christmas Decorations

Those Horrible Christmas Decorations By Elton Camp I’ve never put up a single one of ’em But some neighbors did a ton of ’em Garish, flashing lights of red & green The most tacky that I’ve ever seen Fake icicles hanging from the eave Are almost too cheesy to believe Plastic reindeer on the front lawn A puff of wind and they are gone A dirty, green garland draped on the fence Makes me wish the neighbors were hence Then there’s the faded, plastic Santa Claus Surely it’s a violation of some zoning laws What makes me, in disbelief, now stare It’s nearly February and they’re still there Oh, if only, when the trash man next ran I’d see ‘em peeking out of the garbage can