Keep The Receipts

*(for the 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' competition)
 
Kris Kringle makes me cringe  
Jesus, I just roll my eyes  
Sad how we have to live a lie to be kind to each other  
and only allow that to happen once a year  
 
Ringing bells tell me tales  
of lost homes and abused spouses  
of children having to face the cold  
Because the world doesn't quite understand itself yet  
Single mothers make the best holiday smile they can muster  
 
We've given our hearts away  
To things, to money, to sales,  
to brightly colored adverts telling us our lives are incomplete  
We've given our souls away  
to the things that everybody wants this holiday season  
as if our lives depended on it  
 
Take it back  
Make it matter  
Show some love and some kindness to those worse off  
and see where the heart and mind should truly be  
Impress your loved ones with gifts of the spirit  
Because sales end,  
Things break,  
and all the rest you can't take with you  
Keep your cash and give your time  
 
No, I won't be joining them  
I'm freeing myself of this garbage  
and I have somewhere better to be  
Because the only things on my wishlist  
Are the bed, You, and Me  
For all the rest,  
the rush and madness,  
I hope you've kept the receipts