That’s how you know

if someone smiles to you
on your way to who knows where.
even though he does not know you,
even though you do not share
the same creed in matters of the heart,
the same intentions or beliefs,
the same principles or fears.
if you simply smile
an unconditional smile.

if, for no apparent reason,
you’ve hit repeat
on that button in your soul
that allows a continuous flow
of feelings and emotions
to burst out with every verse
of the song repeating in your head.
no need for it to be a carol,
no need for it to talk about a baby’s birth,
or mages that deliver gifts.
it may be anything you want to play
in your mind
to set you free from all the tension,
misery,
hardships
you have or will endure
when it’s over yet again.

if you feel the strange,
intense,
overwhelming,
horribly sweet urge
to have your loved one close to you
in every second.
and if you don’t,
your life seems to have severed limbs,
scattered in all corners of the world.
and if you do,
it’s just the most wonderful time
of the year.

if you don’t feel like receiving,
but rather like giving,
as someone said that it is all about.

if it doesn’t rain,
but snow.

that’s how you know
it’s Christmas!