Before
It actually starts
It really gets going
It is truly here

Christmas seems everywhere
Stores have sold for weeks
In the name of
And on behalf of
Christmas

My sister
Completely grief stricken
Thinking back at times
When spending the holidays
With her beloved soul mate

All over now
All past now
All gone now

So, almighty Christmas
Now you tell me
What are you
All about?

I keep wondering