Dear Santa Claus,
You selfish and outrageous capitalist.
You prey on hopes and dreams like
A leopard preys on the children whose
Dreams and hopes you’re built upon.
You fascist pig of a concept, deliverer
Of jealousy and anguish every year.
Every year someone gets killed and
Every year it’s because of your values
You teach children to be selfish
To be poor is a crime and to be
Rich is the only right way in your
Eyes which glow only due to your
Lies! Lies by which people lead
Their own insignificant lives! Who
Cares if they don’t have enough to
Eat, who cares if they are made of
Sins? Either way, the Santa Claus
Wins. You get more if you’re rich
Than if you are poor, rewarded for
No one’s actions save the slaves
In sweatshops and factories
While mom and dad sip
Glasses of black sherrys.
It’s your existence that
Perpetuates fear in a land
That is called ‘free’ or
Fright in a child no older
than three! And you have
Absolutely no shame do you?
Well I’m through with you
Sincerely,
The poor kid
Ok never internalized Santa Claus this much just thought he would never survive the tropics in that red suit and besides we have no chimneys to boot. Definitely enjoyed the imagery and analogies.
What really annoyed me was my parents insisting i keep up the charade as long as i had to. There comes a point when you realize he’s not real and then you’re told you have to pretend he’s real for the sake of your siblings? Yeah, let’s further their belief in a lie. That doesn’t make it okay to lie though, except about Santa. You feel me?
Very powerful. You said what needs said.
Very heavy! Sometimes I feel that way, too. It is interesting that it makes me think of God…well, what is Santa Claus? Be good, be kind and God/Santa Claus will bring you what you pray or ask for? Or will they?
Thank you for that, and exactly. The Bible is more manipulated than silly putty, and unlike silly putty it won’t ever go back to its original shape. Same with Santa.