“Christmas Gaze”
By Ashley O’Hare
I’m always staring back
at a Christmas gaze;
Evergreen eyes
and a blotched red face.
These salty tears
will flow
for years and years.
There must be
something wrong with me-
I keep chasing
this pain.
Maybe one day
I’ll stop running,
turn around
and listen to the words you say.
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