'Unwrappable' Wishes
by Karline Kim G.
Santa used to ask me
“What do you wish, my dear?”
And I’ d get all excited
“Please lots of toys this year!”
Silently he’d chuckle
Then he’d say “Ho! Ho! Ho!”
He’d pick a package from behind
Wrapped nicely with a bow
But time has changed my wish
I’m older and wiser now
Yet my wishes have become
Impossible somehow
For how do you ask for joy
Wrapped in a ribboned gift
How could Santa ever take
The burdens you have to lift
How can you write a list
That to North Pole you’ll send
Wishing for peace on earth
For wars to have an end
How can Santa save a soul
With pieces all gone lost
How can his elves ever afford
To pay for a soul’s pricey cost
Can’t heal broken bodies
Put mended hearts under the tree
Santa can’t bestow forgiveness
Or set the captives free
If Santa asked me now
“What do you wish, my dear?”
I’ll give him a hug and say:
“I’d rather pray this year.”
Thanks for reading! Happy Holidays!
