Memories of Christmas

Memories of Christmas

Snowflakes danced upon the winter wind,
Soft whispers falling from a silver sky.
Festive lights stitched warmth into the dark,
And Christmas cheer glimmered in passing eyes.
Town streets echoed with familiar laughter,
Old stories told where memories reside,
As families gathered from near and far,
Drawn home by love they could never divide.

I tried to shine with borrowed Christmas cheer,
A practiced smile, carefully worn.
Yet deep inside, the hurt lay waiting,
Quiet, heavy, and far from gone.
The space within my restless mind
Mirrored the emptiness held in my heart,
A frozen field where nothing seemed to grow�"
That was the season where I learned to stay apart.

Too often the nights bled into the days,
Time pressed forward, careless and slow.
Life filled our hands but left our hearts aching,
Teaching us more than we wished to know.
Thoughts lingered softly, then struck like storms:
Will I endure, will I survive?
And always the question I feared the most�"
What pain would I leave if I didn’t try?

So now, I gently brush away my tears,
Let them fall where no one can see.
I step back into the warmth of others,
Among the ones who still choose me.
I gather with those I hold most dear,
To celebrate this fragile, sacred time,
Knowing the shadows of past mad thoughts
Still walk beside me, quietly in line.

They linger like echoes I cannot erase,
Old ghosts that remember who I was then.
Yet hope flickers softly with each shared laugh,
Each moment spent among family and friends.
And maybe one day, at some gentle stage,
I’ll loosen their grip, set my heart free�"
And truly find, without fear or disguise,
The simple peace of Christmas cheer.