on my desk is a little man
with a teal green coat and a flag in his hands
he says “ho, ho” like he’s having fun
but I gotta say, he’s the only one
he came at christmas bringing cheer
he didn’t know he’d be living here
where life is hard and smiles hurt bad
hearts are broken and we’re all sad
my boy and i went out like elves
and saw a fairy on the shelf
but when he went to get the prize
he found it had caught someone else’s eyes
so he bought instead the little man
with the ho ho ho, and the flag in his hands
quite a job for him to make us merry
bet he wishes we’da bought the fairy
~ cj 2002.05.15
