Season’s greetings, little one

Your laughter pure as winter white,

Your eyes sparkling like luminaries

Gleaming in the night.

I watch a smile play across her lips

As she bounces you on her knee,

And you giggle at the ornaments

Upon our Christmas tree.

Holidays are always hard

For both her, you, and me

It’s always just the three of us

Our little family.

Sometimes I wonder where we’d be

If so many years ago

My parents had accepted us

And tried harder just to know.

I can almost see them now

My mom feeding you gingerbread,

My dad letting you sip eggnog

A Santa hat upon his head.

I wonder what it would be like

If we could all only get along

Our silent studio filled with voices

Singing a holiday song.

I wish it could be different

But hate is hard to destroy

So for Christmas it’s just me and her

And now you, our bundle of joy.

In my heart I know that love is love

And though our battle’s far from won,

Your mommies will always love you

Seasons’ greetings, little one.