Christmas Present
Why is it that, at Christmas,
most people feel obliged
to buy their loved ones something,
however ill-advised?
It's so hard to be grateful
and stem a bitter tear
as useless and unwanted gifts
relentlessly appear.
I'm not sure why it's happened,
I've hit an all time low
with three black floating candles.
They don't set me aglow.
Am I looking gothic?
Or maybe at death's door?
Perhaps they think I've finally
gone pagan to the core.
I know I should be happy
to be thought about at all
but something this funereal
will never deck my hall.