Why does everything seem to escalate 

Around this time of year

Thinking of occasions in the past 

When I have lost my Christmas cheer

 

Small things blown out of all proportion

Suddenly seemed impossible to beat

When a molehill became a mountain 

A challenge to conquer and defeat

 

The straw that broke the camels back

When plans didn’t go just right

Meet the deadline of Christmas Eve

The panic over by Christmas night

 

Sometimes I just had to let it go

But not in an Elsa, Frozen style

Guilty of emotional outbursts

Locking myself away for a while

 

Looking back nothing was ever lost

When things didn’t go perfectly

We laugh about those times now

They are part of our family history 

 

This year I feel it’s a little different 

Less pressure to provide perfection

A change in our hopes and dreams

Time to share appreciation and affection 

 

This year if it all does not go to plan 

I will not stress and put the blame on me 

Take a deep breath, let it go with the flow

COVID Christmas will be what it will be