Christmas Day

"God’s love was revealed to us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him."  1 John 4:9

in the rustle of children
shaking presents,
in the hustle of kittens
scrambling up trees,
you stealthily tunnel
your way under the
flooring;

tossing all the traditional
marches in the shredder,
you collaborate
with the choir director,
composing a simple
oratorio for this night,
stressing that 'the tenors
are going to have to
reach that high note'

cup in hand,
you worm your way
through the office party,
touching us on the
shoulder,
subtly cracking the
combinations
of our frozen hearts,
to slip the still warm
loaves inside.

come,
Saboteur of our weary years,
bringing the Gift we need.

(c) Thom M. Shuman

Venmo: @Thom-Shuman