The sheer effort of it all
Pretending that you can
Get along
With Aunt Cecilia
Or Uncle Al
Knowing you will be
Paying for papering over
The cracks in your ability
To blend your families
With your own needs!
But don’t throw Christ
Out of Christmas – It’s not
A show that must be
Put on every year
God gave you a mind
You can prune and pare
Alter your traditions
To meet your changing
Needs!
