“Merry Christmas,
I guess.”
Christmas spirit fills the room
but not the heart
of the solemn girl in the corner
Joyous smiles try
to “cheer” up the
young scrooge
The only thing that
will “cheer” this
little grinch
Is the thought that
those smiles of distant relatives
will soon be on their way home
She doesn’t hate Christmas
just the anxiety that
comes with entertaining relatives
As the last family member
steps out onto the porch
she finally smiles
“Merry Christmas!”
social anxiety is real, friends.