"Merry Christmas"

At last I'm getting excited by Christmas
Sat on a 176 bus seat
On my way home the day before
Looking for a piece of meat.
I've got Tesco, Co-Op or Lidl
Tomorrow's food for one
Couldn't care less about Christmas
Just pigging out when all is said and done.
Plenty of DVD box sets
No need to leave my flat
Gonna enjoy myself & stuff my face
In the front room where I'll be sat.
I've a series of Mr. Selfridge
As well as Chicago Fire
Content enough in my own way
Even if you find it dire.
I'll wake up in the morning
Fifteen hours to kill
You might be full of pity
But for me it fits the bill.
I've just heard myself on a podcast
'Shocked' at the 'angriness' of my sound
But I can't shy away from reality
I'm beaten but not quite downed.
Without a doubt things could be better
Could also be a darnsight worse
Sometimes I celebrate being alive
At other times it's a curse.
Forget the 'festive spirit'
Tomorrow's 'just' another day
I'm living for the one that follows
When Dulwich Hamlet come out to play.

Dulwich Poet 24th December 2015

(Just explaining how I was going to spend my Christmas Day...and that's about how it went, with a lovely piece of pork from Lidl!)