Twas the Night Before Christmas

 Twas the night before Christmas 

And Santa was pissed

His sleigh was half empty 

Half the houses he'd miss

No it wasn't the supply chain

That would keep St. Nick out

Not a scarcity of elves

Willing to scurry about

It wasn't the North Pole

Where the snow turned to rain

It wasn't the reindeer

That stopped his refrain

But this man was old

Overweight and aware

Of the power of Covid

And he knew not to dare

To go down the chimneys

Of the homes anti-vax

Of the places where protection

For Santa was lax

Though he had the vaccines

And the booster too

His doctor had told him

And well Santa knew

He could not take the risk

He could not take the chance

Not if he wanted

To continue this dance

So he took to the sky

With light sleigh, heavy heart

Passing over so many

Kids only doing their part

Their stockings would be empty

When they woke in the morn

And instead of good cheer

They'd be sad and forlorn

If only, if only

Was what Santa said

If only, if only

Then I and my sled

Would bring them their presents

Those good girls and boys

My bag would be filled

With millions of toys

But now I am empty

And so I am mad

So little to ask 

So many are sad

All I want is good cheer 

My wish every year

To lessen the heartache 

And wipe away tears

But this time is different

It did not have to be

It would have been easy

For them to see me

No Dancer, no Prancer

And no Rudolph too

For those who refused

To do, just to do

So on Christmas eve

As Santa took flight

He knew for too many

This was not a good night

Not a jolly St. Nick

No ho ho ho man

Not what he had pictured

This was not his plan

And all he could hope 

As he wandered the sky

Was that maybe tomorrow

They could bury the lie

And just have the will

And just have the might

To take a shot in the arm

And make Santa's night

Merry Christmas to all

May your dreams all come true

May your stockings be full 

May Santa find you