Simple Times
By Julie Hebert
I did it it’s done, the decision has been made.
Hours and hours of searching, now seem so overplayed.
But regardless it is done, the obsession can conclude.
The perfect gift has been chosen, but what else can I include?
Oh, here I go again, feeling the need to give more.
This world has us brainwashed, giving is not like it was before.
There was a simpler time when giving was less the point.
The importance was placed on one another, with fewer ways to disappoint.
Expectations were lost in laughter, and gifts were bought for fun.
But now things have gotten complicated, it has all come undone.
We are expected to buy for everyone, with the perfect gift of mind.
Anxiety over if they’ll like it, instead of taking time to unwind.
I want to go back to the simpler times when giving was much more fun.
When the focus was on spending time with loved ones and giving was not overdone.