Long Poems About Uplifting

It is but one time of year I can throw this greeting out
as the universe gains another year
so many things I could wish for all:
 
For those who have felt the heavy hand of nation  
that says it loves peace
yet continues to sell weapons globally  
I simply echo Lennon words
"but I am not the only one
hope some day you will join us
and the world will live as one"
 
For those who feel isolated  
as if there is no empathy to be found
Sir Paul once told us,
"there is always someone, somewhere  
you...

He's always been a selfish bastard,"
my dad says, gearing up
into the same story
as the last time
and the time
before,
whenever anybody brings up
my grandfather's selfish habits.
"He's always loved his Sno-Caps—"
(those cheap nonpareil chocolates)
"—ever since we were young.
We sat and watched him eat them,
and he never once offered to share.
The only difference nowadays
is that he feeds two mouths
instead of eight
and can buy the name brand.
It's the little things like that
that stick with you, ...