I wrote this post at the same time last year, and it is just as relevant now as it was then. For most of us, Christmas is a time of joy and happiness, however, there is the other side of Christmas too which for some is anything but.
For some Christmas morning
Is just another day
They won’t be eating turkey
And Santa didn’t stop with his sleigh
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The old man, now a widower
Faces the day alone
His children are not bothered with him
They have families of their own
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The young girl who ran away
After years of living a hell
The things her father did to her
Then threatened her not to tell
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The wife who is too frightened
To say a word out-of-place
In case, she annoys her husband
And he punches her in the face
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The hungry little toddler
Whose parents are so poor
They don’t even have the essentials
His bed is a mattress on the floor
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There are people who can help them
To enjoy the festivities
If you want to join in
Then visit one of these websites, please!
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NSPCC Children’s charity
Crisis Homeless charity
Refuge Sufferers of domestic abuse charity
Salvation Army Christian charity supporting vulnerable people
Age UK Supporting the elderly.