the red Christmas sweater

it's too

early to wear the Christmas

sweater

my mother

bought me in 1985

but i put it

on anyway.

it's red

with reindeers

and snowflakes,

a Christmas

tree, etc.

the whole scenario.

it still fits,

maybe a little snug

in the waist,

but not too bad.

maybe i can get used

to the itching

this time

around.

the holes

from the moths,

have made it a little more

breathable,

which is good

when sitting around a

roaring fire,

roasting chestnuts.