The holidays wore him out. What he used to love as a child he came to hate as an adult.
Now he sat alone, watching a blinking star on his neighbor’s rooftop through his front window, sipping egg nog, wishing someone would drop by.
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The lights, the tree, presents, stockings, carolers, the endless stream of parties and guests, junk food, driving, noise.
The holidays wore him out. What he used to love as a child he came to hate as an adult. Now he sat alone, watching a blinking star on his neighbor’s rooftop through his front window, sipping egg nog, wishing someone would drop by.
Kathy
20/12/2017 05:58:31 pm
I hope that if I knew where he lived I would drop by with the gift of my presence. You get what you give.
Don Tassone
20/12/2017 07:23:10 pm
Yes, the holidays are about presence. Comments are closed.
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