in the air.

breathe the air,
see the green leafy emergence?
the fir like shapes
the shiny bells that hurt your eyes
the ones you love to touch
to feel the curves
to see another little girl grinning toothily back?

christmas is here
the spirit is here
love is here, actually
love is all around.

love, actually
makes christmas all so beautiful
the tingles on your skin,
does it make u love christmas even more?

the times u sat by the mannequins,
wondering if they were real and
trapped in bodies and never able to move?
their eyes so cold yet warm with calls of help to emerge from this freezing cold
where u could stare at women
prowling the aisles of the shoes or clothes department
and never saw urself there?

yet, now
u hold his hands
stroll lazily down the aisles
of the same departments
with mannequins looking real
really trapped, but now you know the truth

but christmas coming
feels much fresher
more beautiful
u know u will never be lonely
watching as the night falls
feeling love
but not loved
and christmas becomes just another day.

this year,
christmas smells fresh
and u just want to waltze with him
under the mistletoe and share a kiss.
or even
just hold him in the midst of orchard road
feel his warmth
amongst the hustle and bustle of people.
many people,
but just the two of you
exist.

love, actually
is beautiful.
=)