“holiday spirit”
holiday spirit
more like
chardonnay n mix it
sip it
w prosecco
cuz some memories
i cant let go
my parents separated when they’re married
that separation created damage
maybe that’s why i want a marriage
to have everything that they didn’t have
i want my baby’s dad
to live in the same crib
where our room is w her baby carriage
i want him to be my groom, see
let me not get too carried
away
today
it’s christmas day
n i say this n that
i overreact
holiday spirit
all of it is different
put aside
the ornaments
above where santa’s gifts lives
broken n hurtin families
all the tragedies
the deaths we faced
the people that we can’t replace
memories we can’t erase
my daddy might be mad at me
picked up a habit of smoking cigarettes
i stopped praying
cuz i felt like what i’m sayin
was too much for God to be listening
things even santa can’t grant me
on my christmas list
when mommy tells me i’m just like u
i smell just like u
baby powder n liquor
everytime she cries for u
i cry too
and i swear i’m being strong
daddy, i try to
holiday spirit
my favorite stop & shop
is a local ‘wine & spirits’
things are just different
we used to go to auntie carol’s house
watch movies on auntie carol’s couch
Uncle Ashton & daddy drunk
we don’t know what they talkin ‘bout
open presents
our attention was always present
we always enjoyed each other’s presence
rest easy auntie cleo, uncle John, tia lucé,
auntie muriel, uncle fredrick n daddy dearest
holiday spirit, i ain’t been in it
i try to be, but every year is
harder than the last
often think about the past
n if i knew that last christmas
would be the last
i wouldn’t ask
for gifts n shit to unwrap
i’d just ask to sit
next to u or on ur lap
just hug u n hold u tight
just one more time
holiday spirit
what i look forward to
my daughter n i making christmas cards
decorating christmas stockings
having christmas off
stuffing the stocking
w little gifts i copped and
watching christmas movies
me n her home alone
maybe i have a husband
maybe i have a wife
either way whatever is destined
for once
holidays won’t be a time where i
am working bc i’m hurting
w all these emotions trapped inside
my future i’ll be open
can’t wait
for my son or daughter to open
the gifts that i
got them, knowing that they’ll love them
this day i dream of n work for
but today, i’m gonna work more
christmas hours
time & a half
so i can cut my emotional baggage time in half
i just want a distraction
from everything that has happened
one day, this masking
won’t need to happen
holiday spirit
holiday spirit
enjoy ur holidays
hope u love the gifts ur unwrapping












