the day after Christmas

do not scratch
the pricetag
off my redemption

show me the reciept
show me what
you spent

i promise
i will not return it
the day after Christmas

i have been psyching
myself up for this
since November 25th

now it feels like
closing night
of a play

for which i
spent much time
memorizing lines

will i find
time and lines
obsolete in the morning?

rejoice, my soul
keep singing

sing
“rejoice, Emanuel”
the day after Christmas

“fall on your knees”
the day after
the day after Christmas

keep beckoning friends
in song
“come, let us adore him”
the day after
the day after
the day after Christmas

keep singing
“glory to the newborn King”
the day after
day after
day after
day after Christmas

keep singing for
“the herald angels sing”
long after Christmas