A Wish Come True

It’s Christmas Eve 2016 

I put out the milk and cookies 

When I wake up, I roll up my sleeves 

to eat what Mom’s been cooking 

I looked at the gifts, filled with cheer because Santa Claus had been here 

That was my wish 

My wish was for Santa to pay me a visit and eat from his cookie dish 

It’s Christmas Eve 2021  

Stockings and garland nicely hung 

Santa had turned into Mom and Dad, and wishes into wants 

Milk and cookies out like normal 

Pjs on, not very formal 

It’s 9:00pm, and the lights are out 

Mom says not to go out and scout 

I sit there with the fan running, and shadows on the ceiling 

Pondering about what I’ve been feeling 

My 2021 wish has come to mind; it was to feel happy and alive 

Now it’s Christmas morning 2024 

I heard a knock at the door 

It wasn’t the Polar Express train 

But the smell of casserole that filled my brain 

The table was filled with good food 

Mom says to wait and not be rude 

It was time to open my first gift 

I give it a shake and a lift 

I take a minute to look around, realizing I am no longer feeling drowned 

My 2021 wish has come true, all thanks to Jesus, I love you