Saturday, December 2, 2023

the blank card is best

i go for the plain
holiday cards now, the blank
ones.
the ones
that aren't full of mushy
platitudes about
the person
you're sending it to.
no one can stand up to such
a high bar.
the best dad ever?
always there for me?
really?
a most grateful and loving
son and daughter,
grateful, ha.
a mom who's always on
my side, through
thick and thin? right.
it's not all good, we're human,
we're flawed.
we're not caricatures in a 
Hallmark movie
on the lifetime channel.
the blank card is best,
the kind with a single
snowflake on front,
with a few
words. something like
love you. happy holidays.
i wish you all the best.

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