X-Mas has Been Cancelled

Well it's Christmas break and I officially survived finals week! (To every other college student out there that survived too, congratulations. Now go sleep. =D ) So far break has treated me well, it's been great being with family and friends back home, playing games and catching up. We've been playing a new game of mine, Ticket to Ride the Card game a lot so far, but we also played one called spot it. It's still early in the break so many more games will be played I'm sure. As we get closer to Christmas, I was inspired to write a poem.

X-Mas Has Been Cancelled

by Me

Dear Santa Mommy and Daddy decided

That I’ve been too bad this year

So I don’t get a visit from you

Not even coal should be left here

I’m sure I’m on the naughty list

And that’s all my fault

Daddy said I’ve not been respectful

That’s something I’ve been taught

So forget about the things that I asked for

Mommy’s putting bars on the chimney

No cookies and milk will be on the table

So again I say, just forget me

But I want to make it clear

This Christmas season hasn’t been bad

It was a letdown at first I’ll admit

But there’s more going on here than that

We spent the present money

On service projects and charity

I helped pour soup for the homeless

A couple smiled at me gratefully

I may not be getting toys

But this year we focused on Jesus’ birth

He was given to this world so he could save us

I’ll remember that henceforth

Daddy told me later

The idea was to cancel X-mas

It’s not just about getting, but about giving

The birth of Jesus that’s true Christmas

So Santa I have one request

The toys you have in your bag for me

Please put them under a tree

For someone that needs them more than me

Recently I came across an article that talked about parents that cancelled Christmas. This article inspired me to write this poem.  The article goes into more detail about it, but the idea was the parents wanted to give their kids practical "gifts" instead of physical gifts. They also focused on the birth of Jesus, and the idea that it's better to give to others than to receive. Christmas has gotten to the point where many focus on what they can get but that's not really Christmas. That's the comercialized Christmas which I'm calling X-mas. Let's remember the true reason for the season, and keep Christ in Christmas.