Modern Holiday

There's always been a little hope

that there'll be a reason to believe

when traditions become unwrapped

as we sit around the tree

there's a little light that shows us more

than what we were ready to receive

when families grow and make new things

and staying in jammies is a relief

there's a little less excitement and magic

so we drink to be naughty and merry

eating Santa's special cookies

and losing the wifi is more scary

Don’t forget to take off your shoes
and leave them by the door
there’s more food than we can eat
you’ll be full with them telling you to eat more

With shared Netflix accounts
we know what shows you’ve seen
and make you repeat holiday specials
as we send inappropriate memes

so we light some candles and sing some songs

to spread some modern holiday cheer

with Asian karaoke scores

with English not so clear

There are too many heads to count
as we put one gift each in a pile
it’s truly a surprise to guess
so  you pick the wrapping with more style

Only to get something to regift next year
as it’s been recycled for a while
so take a selfie or two or ten
in every filter with a smile  

On this modern holiday with loved ones
we’ll post and tag and like
with these new traditions we make
we still cherrish these holiday nights

We refocus our value on family and friends
and make memories for years to come
with so much going on each year
we finally come together as one

Love Always,

Lainey

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