A Poem

Christmas Reflections


Slick Nick stole the reindeer
from the zoo;
He fell down my chimney
with a keg of brew;
Put my dog out in the cold
Ripped of the candy from my socks
Smokin' cloves
and drinkin' scotch.

Slick Nick, you devil you.

Dressed in red
and overweight to boot
Stole the TV
and the stereo
and the toys were broken, too.

You devil you.

I saw Slick Nick fall over
the Christmas Tree
He was a whole different man from
what Mom and Dad told me;
Spillin' Jack Daniels all over the drapes
Spray painted a bad finger over the fireplace
Tattoos on his arms and knees
I never thought Santa Claus
would be such a sleaze.

Slick Nick, you devil you.

Cussin' and coughin'
and playin' punk rock
And every once in a while
you just scratch your jock
Hey Slick Nick, where are my toys?
You went drinkin' with the boys.
You put Mad Dog in my sock
I wanted candy.
I thought you were my buddy and chum
But you're just a downtown bum.
Instead of puttin' presents in front of my eyes,
You just told me
a bunch of lies.

Slick Nick, you devil you.

Copyright 2002 by Maurice Leiter