I think this is becoming my annual tradition, writing about the Merry Christmas barrage I face each December.
Christmas Cheer
Merry Christmas if that's your holiday.
I don't presume to know
what holidays you celebrate,
if you care about religion.
Not everyone celebrates Christmas
Not everyone is Christian, Catholic,
Protestant, Methodist, Baptist.
Not everyone worships Jesus as their savior.
Celebrate your holidays,
say your prayers and blessings,
read from your holy scripture
if that's what you want to do.
Go down on your knees,
Stand up, sit down.
Cross yourself,
Bow your head,
Cover your head,
Chant, sing, murmur,
Silently pray.
Maybe even try to follow
the commandments
you have been given.
Cards and cheer
smother us
for one month of the year.
It's hard to escape the season,
no matter what you believe in.
You're told Merry Christmas,
a generic saying.
And asked if you're ready.
a rhetorical question.
