A Holiday Message:
Special Handling, Please
I was handed a package the other day.
It was wrapped securely to be mailed away.
Attached to the outside as plain
as could be was a simple note for all to see:
Please rush through the holiday season;
Too painful to open for any reason!
Contained within, find one grieving heart
Fragile, broken, falling apart.
Tried to go shopping the other day
The hype of the season blew me away.
Sat down to write cards,
That was insane.
Couldn’t find the list
Or think of my name.
People say, “Come over,”
“Be of good cheer.”
“Celebrate the holidays,”
“Prepare a New Year.”
But my grief overwhelms me
Like waves in the sea.
Can they cope with me crying;
An unsettled me?
I don’t have any holiday cheer,
Decorations, traditions, big family meal
I can’t do it this year.
Do you know how I feel?
Guilty and frustrated!
I’ve let everyone down!
Our holiday celebrations
Used to be the best in town!
So just ship me away
Address unknown
When my grief is over,
I might fly home.
