It’s the most wonderful time of the year

But for who?

Those who can’t pay for gas and electric

It’s the same old tired songs that pour out

Of every outlet

Every café bar

In every town

Where shop staff in red and green

Looking like shelf stacking zombies

Try to ignore the fight for carrots in aisle 5

And the guy that’s at the back gate

As queues form at checkouts

And in lines of cars trying to escape

The glitter belled jingle jolly

Shouted out in wordy smiles and

Give us your money

Cash or card we will take it all

Anything will do

But can you take your screaming kids

And bursting at the seams trolleys away

We are just shut for one day

So we know you will be back

But the siege has begun

And will start again New Year’s Eve

With left -over turkey and mince pies

And enough booze and food to stock an army

So, form a queue gently now

Before the next one is due to take your old

Well- worn tree down to the dump

Along with inflatable sagging santa’s

And plastic mistletoe

And sack loads of rejected paper

Queues queues, queues

It’s the most wonderful time of the

YEAR !!