Patient and resolute they wait
weathering the morning
for work that isn’t coming
Lining the sidewalk
in hooded sweatshirts and jean jackets
covering up skin made tough
from hard work and the cutting glances
of families on their way to pick up a tree
Their cars full of conditioned air
cheery holiday tunes
and the latest navigation system
to ensure an afternoon free
from a conversation with anyone
not had over the clean convenience
of a stylish hands free device
They will bring that tree home
cover it with lights
shower it with ornaments
surround it with gifts
Liberating it from its plainness and simplicity
from its boring life in the woods
without electric trains
or cappuccino machines
And that tree will glow
like the faces of women
sipping candy cane martinis
Like the 6 o’clock street lamps
doing their best to light the scene
for the men
in hooded sweatshirts and jean jackets
Today’s can’t hack-its
take a bow and exit stage right
Their empty pockets and overflowing thoughts
follow them home
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