Christmas 2020
Strip all baubles away
Remove the tree
The box of presents
And the lights
Leave nothing
But the wish
The urge
The will
To love
I will be happy
To be with you
And you with me
We will hail the world
As we find it.
Accept no cold or dark
Into our hearts
Police the perimeter of our souls
And shout defiance from the frosty chimney tops.
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