Depression Christmas Poems

Lord show us the way
That we can best celebrate your day,
Should it be fun
For all of us to feel as one?
Or should we be sad
Knowing...

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Today I'll build myself a wreath
I'll buy the floral tape
I'll hunt for pines and mistletoe
I'll bend them into shape

Today I'll play a Christmas song
I'll find...

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He decorated their small tree-
    as done in prior years,
      and finished like he had before;
but, this...

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You once had a WISTFUL life,                   ...

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The table is old and worn
nicks and scratches 
its red plastic tablecloth left over from a forgotten Christmas
its holiday pattern worn and forlorn
many a Thanksgiving...

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is this the magic of Christmas?
weighing yourself before the festivities begin
eyes on every calorie you consume
smelling the food you know you’ll never eat
it’s a vicious...

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"The Gift" 

Communication to a friend...

Responding to what you have written, responding to your thoughts. This is a very deep and very sad write and...

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Tis the damn season 
To roll up your sleeves 
And to do the work you know you need 

Happy songs and garland strands 
For some...

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Some children won’t be around this Christmas
Their families still locked in the throes of grief
The holiday season will continue with briskness
But they’ll find no solace,...

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When the paramedics Arrived 
and entered the house
On Christmas eve night 
they saw a poor old man 
with long wavy gray hair 
Wearing a black...

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These... 

These are the days my friend, 
that we thought would never come. 
They are beautiful beyond belief, 
and they are moving fast. 
The seconds...

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Merry Christmas 
my love
It’s another day we sing God’s blessings 
Distance may separate us but 
God’s love is the same everyday
Distance memories occupy my mind
Distance...

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Get your enthusiasm back,
these have been lonely times,
some of us have cried in solitude:
we have lost the strength of our hack...
looking for a substitute;
it should...

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I hate Christmas
Cuz I never get what I want
I feel like scrooge
Cuz I’m addicted to bitterness

I have these thoughts that haunt
Me every year
So I drown...

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Ding dong, hear the bells of Christmas.
Wind songs of the holiday.
How many bells are ringing 
How many bells are singing
A sad song that belongs to...

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