Christmas Time In The City

Christmases When You Were Mine

The guitar was heavier then mine.

I should've brought my guitar, but who knew there was going to be an impromptu singing and guitar session at a family reunion?

Everyone was there, and I mean everyone. Distant cousins I don't know the name of, aunts, uncles, 8th cousins 3 times removed.

And they wanted to hear me sing.

I took a deep breath and strummed the first note. I was going to sing Christmases When You Were Mine by Taylor Swift, it was Christmas Eve, after all.

"Please take down the mistletoe..."

I started. Not many people were listening, the little kids were talking, the teens whispering.

By the end of the first verse, I had everyone silent.

I finished with a smile that faded immediately at the lack of a response.

The only sound was the crackle of the fireplace.

The smile returned with the sound of the applause.

-M