Broken Santas by Craig Plumlee

Broken Santas on the shelf in mom’s house
A tiny little tree with the lights out
Half-eaten cookies, a glass of stale milk
Broken Santas on the shelf in mom’s house

Stockings too close to the flame
Ribbon shreds everywhere
Other kids want bikes and video games
I want things in disrepair

Broken Santas on the shelf in mom’s house
A tiny little tree with the lights out
Half-eaten cookies, a glass of stale milk
Broken Santas on the shelf in mom’s house

I collect bells with no clappers
And army men missing their thumbs
I like the torn-up wrappers
And bitter sugar plums

The snow globe is cracked and leaking
The angel’s missing a wing
But somehow Christmas feels warmer
When my gifts are damaged things

• Folk
• christmas
• folk christmas
• indie
• lullaby
• lyricist
• oklahoma
• poetic
• santa
• singer-songwriter
• Tulsa