This time last year

So well

Starlight traces the sky

And on the wall the reflection

Of lights as I lay down to slumber

The blanket so warm covering me

And the thought of a tree in the other room

Warming me even farther

Christmas is on its way

At time of year where it is expected

To be excited and have the wiggles

Because for those few days

I won’t be able to keep it in

Probably will have to spend some time in the car

By myself if it gets to be too much

I hate the silence of that little Toyota

And being by myself when they were all in there

And being by myself

When they were all in there having fun

But Christmas isn’t all about that

It is about caring and sharing

And being with those you love

Starlight traces the sky

And reflection on the wall

A comfort to a child that didn’t sleep

So well

Chris McQueeney    12/23/14

This time last year I was homeless. I had been sleeping where ever I could and one of those places was a bridge downtown. Today is Christmas, one year ago yesterday I got out of the mental hospital for the seventh or eighth time that year. I spent all last week in the hospital so I got some feelings of being stuck in a cycle. My life is in much better than it was this time last year and for that I am grateful...