Empty Christmas
Suppressing emotion
Trying not to feel
Replacing love with logic
Dressing myself like game
Peeling away the flesh
Throwing out the intestines
Boiling out the marrow
Leaving nothing but dried bones
Painting on a Christmas smile
So as not to disappoint the children
Gesturing while singing
To mimic Christmas joy
No more longing
Or even caring
Still plodding forward
With what I need to do
Copyright © 2009 Cal Jennings
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