Tuesday, December 13, 2022

327/365 - Hoopla

 


There's a lot of talk
going around
about the (lack of)
holiday cheer
in our little town
I walked blocks
tonight
with out one single
twinkling light
and when finally
I got to city hall
there was not one tree
not one menorah
not one yule-time
display at all
in this season of darkness
I want to be overwhelmed
with lights
but instead
we're succumbing
to the endless night

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