Can't stand the mess, think I'm gonna snap!
A tree in the house? whose idea was that!
Trees are for gardens, they need water and soil.
They're messy and dirty,
Drop needles, drip sap.
This year will be different,
I'll put lights in a vase.
I'll be modern. Be clean!
I'll be grownup and smart.
Ah! but if I do that,
(thereby saving hours) -
Where to put crackers?
Put tinsel? put stars?
And what about him?!
Is time really so scarce?
A Mum in a stable had time for a babe.
A whole world waited then.
(a world he would save)
And then there's the look of wonder,
Surprise.
And tree lights reflected,
In his eyes.