CHRISTMAS CRUCIFIX

 

Tie them up tight

these ribbons to tree

but I’m feeling choked

by this constant cheer

Call me miserable and uptight

but at least this means a week off work

 

Tie them up tight

those thieves who stole Christmas

who ripped it from its pagan roots

Stripped it and stuck on it a great big sticker,

a story based in Bethlehem

 

Tie me up tight

onto the Christmas tree

wearing my ‘FUCK YOU CHRISTMAS!’ jumper

Let the priest say his words,

strike a match, and keep back

See me burn as bright as the nativity star.