St Nicolas never comes alone

Sputtering firelight glinting

off reds, silvers and golds

gifts tucked under the tree

all the holiday cheer

while safely nestled in bed

covers tucked nicely around

and dreams of joyous morns

drift through the mind

heavy hoof beats shatter

the silence, the crack of a

whip slashes the air

binding limbs and flesh tightly

and as piercing claws

push the body downwards

towards darkness and

panicked screams are strangled

just remember St Nicolas

never comes alone

Krampus’s list names only

the naughty

be them young or old

man or woman, rich and poor

and tonight

even you

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