Easter Hater

I have no use for Easter this year.
I have no use for pastel colors and wicker baskets and chocolate eggs.
I don’t want to see children running and laughing in their Easter best,
searching for hidden eggs on the backyard slope of their relatives’ house.
I don’t want to eat ham or go to church
or get together with family and friends.
Because you still have your niece...
and she still has her daughter...
and they still have the same family they had this time last year.
So go eat your ham, and paint your eggs, and wear your Easter bonnet...
enjoy it while you can.
Because Easter may not look the same
this time next year.