End


I opened the window of my hotel room and the
December wind
got sucked across the floor
under the door to the
hallway.
It made an eerie sound.
Creepy and slow.

On the TV, they advertised
GI Junkie and GI Judas,
complete with
backstabbing action. I'm
living to see the destruction
of
everything holy, everything
hopeful, everything bearded
and
everything that ever meant
anything.

Christmas has become a
media event without
consequences. Our
children will suffer long after
the snow covered ground
covers us all.


Michael Madsen