Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Excited to be Melancholy

Don’t talk to me about Christmas
All it is is wrapping paper vomit
pine-scented dysfunction
carols for the Joneses

Don’t want your designer garbage
Market it with a “C”
Put it in the oven
For Jesus Christ and me

I want an IV of chai tea
A brulee of dried leaves
Bob Dylan and Morrissey
Just give me Fall, please

9 Comments:

At 9/12/2006 10:21 PM, Blogger Porter said...

Great poem…I especially like the title. Fall's here…you've got your wish.

 
At 9/13/2006 12:28 PM, Blogger jez said...

LOVE IT!!! Reminds me of the good ol' litkit days

 
At 9/14/2006 10:32 AM, Blogger Moonery said...

Is this in response to Utah's new radio station that plays all Christmas all the time? (97.1 or something like that)

 
At 9/14/2006 6:23 PM, Blogger Porter said...

Is that true? Nooooooo! Seriously. ONLY IN UTAH! Don't get me wrong...even one such as I enjoys the Christmas music at Christmastime—I've even been known to start adding it to the rotation before Thanksgiving (!!!) ....but year round! Good grief. [rolls eyes HARD]

Here in the midwest, I've encountered the phenomenon known as the year-round Christmas store. This is usually found in quaint little towns filled with touristy-type shops.

 
At 9/14/2006 7:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're a year-round Christmas store.

 
At 9/14/2006 9:00 PM, Blogger jez said...

er Christmas WHORE

 
At 9/14/2006 10:46 PM, Blogger Porter said...

I don't think I've ever been called a year-round Christmas store—or a year round Christmas whore—before! I feel somewhat special.

 
At 9/16/2006 11:36 PM, Blogger pantypants said...

ha. ive caught ICM listening to christmas music in october. i might still break out the mannheim steamroller come christmas time. i love fall too - but i love christmas. why is that? the vacation time, i think.

 
At 9/17/2006 8:34 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

OMG my thoughts EXACTLY!!!!! I HATE Christmas.........soooo utterly depressing. Let's hear it for Fall!!!! I personally would be satisfied to celebrate Halloween all year round or even just leave the decorations up, but alas, my husband would probably divorce me....

 

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