there is an obscene colour to the
Family Holiday gauntlet
nearly hurtled nearly cleared
until next year
if next is granted
three did not make
this year
while one can admire the pretty
watercolour
what to make of the stark executed pencil sketches
candle smudging frank caricatures
Who?
Please, you know
damnwell who . . . damnwell whos.
he is not blind
he deftly understands the
necessitythe obsequious desire for the patented commercial Brightside
but
to denigrate disparage deny the other very real side the sadness unhappiness
ostrich
head buried in the sand
is unacceptable is unreal
pain sorrow exhibits
it cannot turn on the demand for the comfort of others who do not feel like
demands are made
some submit
others avoid the confrontation
he avoided it so he didnt hurt
someone
because
he knew he would
he was not
generous
he felt too deeply
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