Christmas Tear Poem by louis rams

a christmas visitor came to see me today
and he had so much to say
strange as you may think it to be
he sat and talked with me.

he told me that his heart was down.
there was no kindness to be found.
people running to and fro
and yet! no wheres to go.

humanity has lost the values of life
and put dollar signs on the front of everything you see.
everyone searching for monetary gains
and their lives will never be the same.

what has happened to family joining to decorate the tree?
sitting down at dinnertime and talking about hopes and dreams and fantasies.-none of this do i see
kindness and sharing is the key
to save all of humanity.

children used to play with one another
not caring about ones color.
elders used to help each other
and call one another sister and brother.

now all i see is hypocrisy and everyone satisfying
their own needs.

putting me in your hearts just once a year
will not give you salvation.
it is with the sharing and caring of one another
that will set you free.
so that in my kingdom you will be with me.

for i have made all that you have
and all that you see.
this is the creation which i have given to thee.

open your hearts before it's too late
for saint peter will not meet you at the gate.

these were the words given to me on christmas day
and with tears in his eyes he went away.