I hear
His heart
Beating.

Here…
Across the room.

Twinkling lights;
The Yule log;

Parcels…
Shimmer
Beneath the tree…

I can feel… his smile
No-one else
… in view.

He…. recognizes
A need
… in me.

Oh, am I a fool;

Everyone
Sleeps
… now.

Christmas…
Christmas,
Soon will dawn;

He looks at me
I am
… his little present

What… we do
… is wrong.

He sees…
How… I want him.

He holds me…
And, tells me…
Go away

He grabs me tight
He takes me
To him…

I am merely play.

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