Dec 2016
As this yuletide time approaches
with its season of good cheer,
midst colored lights and tinsel;
I try hard to persevere.
There was a time I welcomed Christmas
with glad tidings from the start.
Bleak sadness now envelopes me,
my world feels torn apart.
I'll just forget the holiday,
no cheer for me this year.
So solemn now I trudge along,
trying not to shed a tear.
Now alone I sit on Christmas Eve
with a most unusual card.
As I dare to read its words aloud,
something catches me off guard.
Bells ring out their Christmas chimes.
My spirits start to soar.
My anxious, sad, depressing mood
has vanished out the door.
I'm so thankful that this magic card
made my problems disappear.
It's given me a Merry Christmas,
and a most happy new year.
with its season of good cheer,
midst colored lights and tinsel;
I try hard to persevere.
There was a time I welcomed Christmas
with glad tidings from the start.
Bleak sadness now envelopes me,
my world feels torn apart.
I'll just forget the holiday,
no cheer for me this year.
So solemn now I trudge along,
trying not to shed a tear.
Now alone I sit on Christmas Eve
with a most unusual card.
As I dare to read its words aloud,
something catches me off guard.
Bells ring out their Christmas chimes.
My spirits start to soar.
My anxious, sad, depressing mood
has vanished out the door.
I'm so thankful that this magic card
made my problems disappear.
It's given me a Merry Christmas,
and a most happy new year.
Magic Christmas cards are rare and Christmas can be an overwhelming time of year. Depression can be triggered by a number of things: losses, failures, loneliness, etc. Christmas depression can also have nothing to do with anything specific. If you’re alone at Christmas and you realize you’re coming down with holiday depression, reach out to someone (a friend, a relative, or a professional), just call someone. There is nothing to be ashamed of and there are plenty of people willing and able to assist you.
