Christmas Presents

My grandma said today

She was angry at me

For making people presents instead of buying them

She said

You're nineteen!

You should know better by now!

But family Christmas is on Sunday

And I'm going to carry on as planned

Writing every family member a poem

Since that's what I can do

I don't have money

And even if I did-

I wouldn't know what to spend it on

Since family doesn't feel much like family anymore

And I don't have much of a better judgement anyways

And besides that-

My younger brother

Younger only by a few months-

Made three paper snowflakes as my christmas present

And last year Terese sewed an ornament for me

And both those lifted my heart more than bought things

But I hope she likes the poem I write her

I'll like writing it

And it's the thought that counts, after all-

The effort put into doing something small with great love

At least that's what I've been told