The Toy
12-14-04
Colors of Christmas, a box wrapped with Holiday cheer, A ribbon accented the colorful box, paper ready to tear,
a childs eyes wide open and peering, for within his trembling body his nerves were all cheering,
he pulled the box closer and wrapped his legs around to grip, he positioned his hands on the box ready to tare and rip,
He screamed out, "MOM, DAD, Santa Claus Came", He watched for his parents to come out but they went back to sleep again,
A slight tare at the corner invited a pull, he slowly tugged slightly ripping the paper revealing a box that was dull,,
It was hard to tell what was hidden inside but he wanted to know, so he pulled and he pryed, finally Zing, Zing, something flew out, and zipped this way and that way and all about ,
after a minute or two the thing stopped made a whistling noise and began to pop..pop...pop,
What are you the child asked the thing as it swished, Im the keeper of Christmas and Ill give you one wish, and only one wish ,
Then I'll go, a wish the child smiled,
I already have my wish and it already came true, "you did" said the keeper, this just cant be, The boy pointed to the picture of jesus and said "he saved me",
With that the keeper knew no wish he could ever grant could be as honorable or true, the Keeper looked towards the boy and started to cry, "I thought people forgot but certainly not you,
From a childs mouth to all who will listen, we were all saved and we all miss him.