Snowglobe

One cold December morning<br/> Awhile before all the world is stirring<br/> A little boy named Miles is wide awake<br/> He eyes the shelf above his toys<br/> And reaches up to take hold of something<br/> Decides to give the snowglobe a shake<br/> <br/> Streetlights<br/> Dressed in icicles and tinsels line the boulevard<br/> All pre-packaged and wrapped in a ribbon<br/> Like their own lives<br/> Just some picture-perfect vision from a greeting card<br/> That they manifest every December<br/> When the snow falls<br/> Within the globe walls<br/> Ice cascading<br/> Activating this magical world inside<br/> 'Til he drops it and shatters the snowglobe<br/> <br/> Freedom<br/> So they wander one by one into the real world<br/> Tiny figures all marching in unison<br/> 'Tis the season<br/> Wide-eyed wonder at the stories that they'd always heard<br/> But soon their expectations are ruined<br/> It's jurassic<br/> So much traffic<br/> All these people, so impatient<br/> And slowly they realize <br/> This is not like it was in the snowglobe<br/> <br/> Welcome to our Black Friday<br/> Fight for your rightful place in line<br/> Right after me, myself, and mine<br/> The joys of Christmastime<br/> Lipservice at the manger<br/> While bearing gifts to the altar of avarice<br/> Joy to the jaded artifice<br/> So this is Christmas?<br/> <br/> Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah<br/> <br/> Chaos<br/> As they try to acclimate into our Christmas ways<br/> So commercial, the rat race, marauding<br/> Yuletide shellshock<br/> All the parties and the checklists and the joyless days<br/> There's a reason it's all so exhausting<br/> Where's the meaning?<br/> Where's the wonder?<br/> Where's the dreaming?<br/> All this busyness bleeding the season dry<br/> Soon they want to get back to the snowglobe<br/> <br/> Welcome to our Black Friday<br/> Fight for your rightful place in line<br/> Right after me, myself, and mine<br/> The joys of Christmastime<br/> Lipservice at the manger<br/> While bearing gifts to the altar of avarice<br/> Joy to the jaded artifice<br/> So this is Christmas?<br/> <br/> Welcome to our Black Friday<br/> Fight for your rightful place in line<br/> Right after me, myself, and mine<br/> The joys of Christmastime<br/> Lipservice at the manger<br/> While bearing gifts to the altar of avarice<br/> Joy to the jaded artifice<br/> Is this Christmas?<br/> <br/> Welcome to our Black Friday<br/> Fight for your rightful place in line<br/> Right after me, myself, and mine<br/> The joys of Christmastime<br/> Lipservice at the manger<br/> While bearing gifts to the altar of avarice<br/> Joy to the jaded artifice<br/> Is this Christmas?<br/> <br/> One cold December morning<br/> Awhile before all the world is stirring <br/> A million restless souls are wide awake<br/> We soothe ourselves with all our toys<br/> Content surviving another season<br/> So proud of all we got and all we gave<br/> <br/> Welcome, Father Christmas<br/> Bring us a single silent night<br/> A moment of reflection<br/> Bathed in a million colored lights<br/> Merry Christmas, all<br/> May your wish come true<br/> On this Christmas day<br/> May the One who ignited the star<br/> Over Bethlehem <br/> Ever light your way

Submitted by Warbringer — May 10, 2026