appropriate christmas

[fable]

its yours, your families and friends, for strangers and the very strange,
rearrange, your perception of this time of year, of the special days that draw near,
they dont belong to christ, and they still mean something inspite, of mexx, bananna republic, the gap or ol navy,
what about pics with santa in the middle of the mall? yeah maybe,
as long as we know, the truth of the matter,
we give gifts cuz we like the size of smiles on our loved ones, no matter if the size of their waist got fatter,
then we used to know them, because love is longevity,
and levity of spirit, we may not like to be called needy, but humans need humans, its okay to randomely love, and its okay to be empty handed,
only acceptance need be demanded,
plant you christmas tree this time around, and annoint the ground with photos and candles instead of loads of gifts,
chasing the elusive present sometimes tears rifts,
between the people we hold close to our hearts,
wouldnt it be so much easier to forget the bling, a new tradition starts,
where we buy eachother drinks, dance up a storm
or perhaps just cuddle up with someone and kiss away capitalist norms.
Dont forget that these holdidays are more than just a day,
they started awhile ago, and even after the calenders done, itll stay,
cuz really its about taking a break, and recalling simpler times,
and planning for the future and how were gonna solve our consumption crimes,
life and longing, forgiveness and loyalty,
that junkie may be down on his luck today, but perhpas with some compassion tommorows hes back on his feet and will stay,
its just that simple, the complication comes from us,
we think we need to asend beyond the galaxy
but really we just need to open our eyes, to those we forget to see,
in the dark corners of greater vancouver, where we thank god we dont linger,
we are them, and they are us,
on the same planet, struggling to save it before it rusts,
so smooch a little longer and hug a little tighter,
fuck the diamond earing, give yer girl something that shines brighter,
YOU, your dreams hopes and aspirations,
turn away from the brand name hype, and join me and others in this salvation,
christmans becomes commodified and empty because we perpetuate it,
or we can just say fuck the rat race, the empty baubles dont mean shit,
the only thing thats true these days, is we need eachother more then ever,
when it comes to pulling outta this tail spin we gotta be clever,
grab my hand, and ill grab hers, she'll grab his, and he'll grab another,
sister and father, brother and mother,
a few days and a whole lotta realness,
take time to reflect,
joy or pain, its time to feel this.

peace+respect

Happy Holidays yall!