Merry Christmas
December doesn’t ask how you’re doing, it just opens the door and lets everything in.
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Merry Christmas
to anyone who carries December
with mixed feelings.
Some memories arrive
without permission.
Some rooms feel heavier
than they look.
The season asks for cheer,
while the body sorts through
older stories.
There’s a quiet strength
in showing up anyway.
A calm moment
can feel unfamiliar
when the past taught the opposite.
Still, you stand
in the glow of a small tree
or a single strand of lights
and notice something shift.
The room holds steady.
Your breath settles
a little deeper.
This night belongs
to whoever needed warmth
they never received.
To whoever sits alone
and still deserves
a soft moment.
Snow drifts outside.
The world slows
for a brief second.
Take that pause.
Let it remind you
that survival has shaped you
far more than the hurt
ever did.
Merry Christmas to you.
May the night stay
simple,
safe,
and yours.
I’ve poured everything into this. Healing Thoughts II: 33 Poems and Meditations for Emotional Renewal is up for order now. These pages carry the deepest, sharpest work I’ve done, and I can’t wait for them to be in your hands.
