"Not For Me"

It's that time of year
'Tis the season to be jolly
The annual event to...
Go off your trolley.
Spending money you haven't got
Which could clear the national debt
Wasting enough food to feed the homeless
Raise your glass..now we're set.
It's the biggest con trick
Since the Con-Dems came to power
No wonder people misunderstand me
Mistake my indifference for a glower.
You've probably guessed
I think christmas is shite
Offer me the bribe of free food
And I won't even bite.
It wouldn't matter if I was rich
 I'm rather more poor but...
If I were a millionaire
I'd still lock myself behind my front door.
They'd love me to come round
The family all in one place
But then I apparently make them uneasy
So they say, but not to my face.
I'm happy with DVDs from the library
A chance to put up my feet
None of that commercial quasi-religous clap-trap
The way I do it suits me neat.
It's not that I don't love my brothers & sisters
Take it as read that I do
I'm just sick of feeling an outsider
At this christmas charade of a zoo.
Despite that I love my family
More than I might admit
If only they'd respect me
And accept I think christmas is shit.
Show off your tinsel tree
Sparkling candles and lights
Christmas paper over the cracks
Hope to avoid family fights.
Just come and pop round
Free food is the deal
As if I'll suddenly enjoy christmas
For the price of a nice meal.
They say it's all about families
And making everyone happy
Totally ignoring the fact
It makes me feel so crappy.
Im fory eight years old now
Surely it can't be hard
 To work it all out
That I think it's a charade.
I just wish people would respect
I'm happy home alone
Content in personal and private
Christmas free zone.

(This is something I wrote as I think christmas is a total waste of time, & I hate the 'pretend' 'be nice' false jollity that surrounds it!)