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I tried to sort of emulate 'T'was the Night Before Christmas' but may have gotten a bit off. Just a poem on my thoughts of what Christmas has become.

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T'was the season of Christmas
And all 'round the land
Comes the feeling of joy
And giving a helping hand.


We so cheerfully decorate
Our public halls,
And don't forget those trips
To all the shopping malls.


But what really does happen
Come Christmastime?
Are we really all cheery?
Faith and hope sublime?


All the bustle and rush
As we head off to the stores,
While the elves back in China
Work long and hard to make more.


We tend to avoid those
That live on the street,
We get all our gifts while
They don't even get to eat.


Though people are charitable
During this season.
But not the rest of the year…
Is there some sort of reason?


People are rushing around
From dawn to dusk to dawn
While Old Man Atheist complains
About that nativity scene on your lawn.


We seem to forget
What the holidays are about.
Will people turn back to the old ways?
Huh! I doubt.


It used to be "Give! Give!"
Now it's "Buy! Buy!"
Don't forget those new toys
Or your children will cry.


T'is also the season
When most get fat.
No going out for exercise,
It's too cold for that!


We forget of the Man
Who's birthday it was
As children are more focused
On ol' Santa Claus.


Now Santa's not bad
As he represents the good in man,
Until you see his image
On a Coca-Cola pop can.


So people get trampled
Trying to walk down the mall
And parents kill each other over
Some plastic Barbie doll.


Even if you don't celebrate Christmas,
Doesn't this seem all silly?
Or do you think I'm wrong?
Do you think I'm just nilly?


Where's the spending time together?
Thoughts of peace, joy, and love.
The reason for the season
And the relatives who've gone Above.


But we've got no time to waste.
Gifts, baking, decorating and such.
There are times when I think
It's all a little bit much.


But I heard the televangelist say,
As I turned on the T.V.
"Merry Christmas to all!
You're all going to Hell!!"