All I Want for Christmas is...

I think it just occurred to me today that this Christmas season will be the first time since 2002 that I have been single during the holidays. And yes, I realize this is awefully early to be thinking about Christmas. Three Christmases in a row I had someone to swap presents with, twice the family Christmas parties to attend, and of course there was the romantic spirit of the holidays.

I love my family dearly and can't wait to spend time with relatives, but I know its gonna be hard being very happy this year when I think of what I had the past 3 Christmas seasons. There's something very special about Christmas that is just 10x more special if you are in love.

I know I'm really gonna miss that this year and and I know she will too, even though she might not want to admit it or even hates me right now...

A Buried Treasure

The wind has blown away the sand
Of a treasure I once buried there
Moving on to other shores
And hoping to no longer care

Now the waves have rolled in
Exposing what I try to forget
The treasure buried in the sand
Mixed with seaweed of regret

So I'm looking at the familiar box
Seen it so many times before
Want to bury it back in the sand
Cover it up even more

Its hard to let this relic go
Still means so much to me
The only beauty I've ever known
I now must set it free

This box does not belong to me
It belongs to a better man
As a tear rolls down my face
I dig as best as I can

I know that on a distant shore
A different box lays in rest
The edges may be worn and faded
But its contents are the best