This Advent,
Prepare a Christmas list
Don't tell lies
about what you want.
Go outside
and ax the dying Tree,
watch it crash in the snow
leaving behind brown and green needles both.
Clear the cupboard
of expired soups and noodles
old antibiotics
stiff marshmallow never melted,
and give away
the fresh box of cereal
the olives and canned tomatoes
flour, salt and sugar.
Don't stuff a turkey
that's already stuffed.
Make room in the refrigerator
for fresh fruit.
Clear your closets.
Give away blankets and boots,
jackets and gloves
that no one has worn.
Confess the cobwebs
and skeletons
past celebrations
have kept and ignored.
by Rita A. Simmons
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