Day Twelve: 'Christmas is Coming' by David Mountain

'Christmas is Coming'

Christmas is coming –
the rich are getting fat,
no one’s put a penny
in the old man’s hat-

Christmas is coming –
Big issue sales are nil,
charity is dead and done
in the season of goodwill -

Christmas is coming –
Santa’s on the rob,
Mum ain’t got no money
Dad ain’t got a job.

Christmas is coming –
gas and electric are cut off,
we’re all cold and freezing,
and we’ve really had enough.

Christmas is coming –
the pubs are warm and lit,
the homeless they are dying,
and no one gives a shit -

Christmas is coming –
there’s no presents and no tree,
no Christmas pud or mistletoe
not even cold turkey…

Christmas is coming –
the Queen will make her speech,
our politicians will be off sunning it
On some exotic beach -

Christmas is coming –
there’s something we all lack,
as we turn our thoughts to Christmas
and wish that Christ was back.

So Christmas is coming –
Merry Christmas one and all,
let’s hope it’s a good one,
I hope you have a ball -

David Mountain