Consummation

Snow falls

The store's about to close

And I've no idea what the future holds

Every day

I wish things were better

But now it's only clear that she will go...

And so I ask of you, Lord

Grant me this prayer

Let me give a gift this Christmas

To my beloved in heaven

And so I ask of you, Lord

I don't want to despair

Momma's going to see you tonight

Please make everything alright

Snow falls

I wonder where they're going

With smiles all o'er their faces

I defy

And tonight

Two people will be crying

'Cause the voice that I love so much

I gotta kiss her goodbye

And so I ask of you, Lord

Grant me this prayer

Let me give a gift this Christmas

A poor soul like me

And so I ask of you, Lord

Forgive the man who killed her

Momma's going to see you tonight

Please make everything alright

Fine, so the story behind these lyrics is familiar. But honestly, you might be wondering why I'm talking about Christmas and gifts. The actual main idea is the sadness the family experiences when the person who killed one of the members... is a drunk driver. And still high on alcohol, we wonder if he even realised what he did.

And please, My Bequests and Consummation do not have the same central idea. Both are equally melancholic and macabre, but one concerns illness while the other concerns drunk driving. Don't get confused, please.

A friend, Daniel C, once asked me whether I wrote this for mom. At that time she was already showing signs of getting better, and she was in the normal neurological ward. I had no idea that she would fall victim to occult and apathetic doctors - until the 27th of August, when she died. Imagine : the time frame for this sequence of happenings is very short. Daniel C, let me rephrase what I said earlier : I am going to dedicate this song to mom.

If you want to get more look and feel :

>Watch The Christmas Shoes on the Hallmark Channel this December. It might be aired earlier, who knows ? Just watch it. You'll weep. No, honestly, you'll weep. I wept.