Unhappy Santa
written by: Dawn DeBraal
The night before Christmas. At Waldman-Coast’s store,
Santa had had it. His patience was, wore.
Mom raised her camera, “Smile kids. Quick”!
All that we heard was one little click.
Several days later, the film had revealed.
An unhappy Santa, so out of his field.
Mother was sad. Her vision was marred.
She wouldn’t put Santa on our Christmas Card
We never went back to Waldman’s again,
For that unhappy Santa wasn’t our friend.
At Christmas, we think about that dear old chap.
Is he still playing Santa? Or is he taking a nap?
NOV 2019 / NOV 2022 AUTHOR OF THE MONTH at Spillwords.com
Dawn DeBraal lives in rural Wisconsin with her husband, Red, a dorky dog and a stray cat. She has published over 600 drabbles, short stories, and poems in online ezines and anthologies. She co-wrote a novel under the pen name of Garrison McKnight, was nominated for the 2019 Pushcart Award, Falling Star Magazine, and was runner-up in the 2022 Horror Short Story Contest.
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