A Very Merry Christmas Sestina

-Kiona G

Christmas.

A time of giving

presents, and celebrating religion.

Surely not a holiday of spending money.

Right?  It’s not about the money.

Christmas…

Is a wonderful holiday 

where giving

is plentiful, and religion

is cherished—

where the whole family can all gather together to exchange presents

  But even so, Christmas is not about presents

 or spending money.

…Or so we’re told. It is about celebrating our religion.

…Or it used to be. But here, in 21st century America, Christmas

is about giving expensive gifts.

It is a horrible message that is given out by this holiday.

This holiday

says that the most important presents that people are giving

are the ones that cost the most money.

But, it’s not entirely the people’s fault that Christmas

Has lost all value of religion.

You see, the economy couldn’t care less about religion.

This holiday,

Christmas

has been turned into a time to get lots of presents and spend money.

Christmas is great for the economy, and they gave it the code name giving.

Giving

is what they call it, but I know it means greed. How is this still called a religious

holiday? It has become only about spending money.

This holidayis turning in to something sick, people worry over if their presents wrapping paper is fancy enough for Christmas.

Christmas is no longer about giving.

It’s about the presents, no longer the religion.

This is a holiday for money

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