On my mind

Holidays are a time for family and loved ones to be together
Or to form a memory with someone that can last forever
As this December 25th drifts ever so near
Ideas and thoughts become very clear

People visit and people share gifts with one another
Speak of how they miss each other
Eating a good meal then hours pass
Like time slipping by in a hour glass

Then we return to what we call the every day routine
Running on lack of sleep, sugar and caffeine
Not seeing these special people for a while
Yet missing them but not picking up the phone to dial

Why can we not treat every day like it is a holiday?
Call the ones you miss and take a visit for part of the day
Laugh, love and care the 3 things we need to do more
Some of the reasons we choose to live for

I do not truly have this much
For most of my family and others have lost touch
I remember better days like it was yesterday
Literally like it just happened too bad those times didn't stay

Sadly it is in the past and there it shall stay
This is a new year and a new season the beginning of a new day
As I sit here and think about what I have before me
Friends, some family members and a true love that could set me free