Gingerbread Man

Walked through these busy streets

surrounded by the early Christmas cheer;

People milling around

under the blinking city lights.

I hug myself tight to keep the bite

out of this chilly night air

and lit this 

gingerbread-scented candle

I just bought,

hoping to have my own share

of the Christmas cheer.

I let the sweet scent 

drown my restless mind

and let it travel me back in time

where Christmases were once made

of simple happy thoughts

and cheery laughter.

As the light slowly went out

I made one more wish from it,

just like whenever I make

a birthday wish,

and that is that the Gingerbread man

won't run away with my share

of the Christmas cheer.

 

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