Depression Christmas Poems

It was cold and freezing in the city of Denver. 
A day in my life I will always remember. 
The sound of sirens wailing all...

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Evergreen corpses strewn on sidewalks
like victims of plague,
still adorned with specks of tinsel
abandoned and forlorn
once welcome houseguests now in the street 
never to greet another...

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Santa, pacing before his top deer,
mopped his face with a red neckerchief
He'd stopped caribou conflicts all year 
- but this wasn't your usual tiff

The decision...

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It' is  Christmas eve and  am  not home I am at the seafront 
All alone 

Sat on a bench in the darkness...

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We sat in the fallout 
of last year’s gift exchange—
smashed angel centerpiece 
taped back together 
as good as a rogue bomb 
if someone mentioned it.

Our...

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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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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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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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