Christmas: The most difficult time of the year

A poem I wrote for the festive season this year. Christmas isn’t always a merry time for everyone. For some, Christmas is the most difficult, heartbreaking and lonely time. Look after each other this Christmas.

For many, 

Christmas is the season, 

for giving and sharing, 

relationship repairing,

Whether you over 

or under prepare. 

Eat turkey with all 

the trimmings, 

or indulge in 

something less traditional,

Christmas is a time for cheer, 

A celebration to finish the year. 

Unfortunately for some,

Christmas is the season

where painful reminders return, 

and there’s empty spaces 

where lost loved ones once were.

So be kind to yourself 

and others this festive period,

Pick up the phone and 

give that lonely person a call.

Be grateful for 

every gift you receive, 

every kiss on the cheek, 

and every dreaded brussels sprout. 

As there is someone out there

who wishes they had,

what you have.

That I have no doubt.

© Megan Layley