that christmas spirit

you need to get into the Christmas
spirit she says,
spraying whipped cream into her second
glass
of spiked eggnog.
there's a white frothy mustache
on her upper lip
and her eyes are glassy.
come on she says, putting andy
Williams on the stereo.
let's dance. quit being such
a scrooge.
it's the most wonderful time
of the year, she sings along
with smooth andy.
I get up from the couch
in my pajamas and put
the newspaper down. I take
her hand and away we go.
around and around until
she gets dizzy and falls into
the tree, then has to run
to the bathroom where I hear
her groan.