What Do I Want For Christmas?

A Poem by Tom Shaw

Dec 18, 2023

What do I want for Christmas?
I want the fighting of our brothers to stop.
I want us grounded in stable communities,
planting the seeds to grow our own crops.
I want families free from digital manacles
and indoctrination from the media channels,
with children who know themselves,
mothers who know their children,
children who know their fathers,
and fathers who know themselves.
What do I want for Christmas?
I want the health of humanity restored.
I want the toxins out of the water
and fake medicine off the smorgasbord.
I want us reconnected to the Earth,
its energy clearing the poisons in our veins.
For there is no reason to sterilise its beauty,
to geoengineer or 15-minute-city it;
Its natural law can give us peace
and a space in which we can just be.
What do I want for Christmas?
I want the assault on life to end.
I want the wanna-be tyrants to loosen their grip
and reverse their current trend.
Their bankers wars and child whores,
satanic vices, compliance prizes,
fake divides and genocides –
all of that; it should suspend.
I want us all to breathe again,
to hold close to us our loved ones,
standing firm in the face of fake threats
so that our children can cherish our assets.
Sovereignty – our lives as our own.
Is that too much to ask for?
Maybe it is.
Maybe I should stay at home, stop the spread,
muzzle myself, get the shot,
eat the bugs, scan the pass,
give in, own nothing,
be happy enough to mutilate myself
and murder my offspring,
all because of “climate change”.
Santa Claus isn’t real anyways.
… or maybe, he is.
Maybe he doesn’t wear a red coat,
one designed by Coca-Cola,
nor declare himself to be
the naughty-or-nice Ayatollah.
Maybe he is a Saint,
one that lives in every one of us,
who’s called to the void of injustice
and fills it with gifts of unconditional love,
asking for nothing in return.
I don’t want anything for Christmas,
not if its lies or virtue signalling,
not if it’s a mask or phoney facade,
nor anger and rage from a broken heart.
I’m not here to go out begging for presents;
I’m here to give out the ones I have already.
I’m bringing the things fake money can’t buy
– honesty, integrity, empathy –
and I will meet you where you are at,
with no strings or agendas attached.
I’ll share what is helping me with you,
for that is what will get us through.
What do you want for Christmas?
What Do I Want For Christmas? – by Tom Shaw

“What Do I Want For Christmas?” was originally published via Over To The Youth in December 2023 as a recorded reading with accompanying video and transcript. The poem resonated with people across the world and received thousands of views in the first 24 hours alone. Subsequently, I was invited to perform a live reading of the poem at the

World Council for Health

’s Better Way Live on December 19th 2023.

As I review this piece a year later, its message feels just as relevant and powerful to me as when I first wrote it, and thus feels perfect to share with everyone who either didn’t see the poem last year, or who is looking to enjoy re-visiting it.

It’s crazy to think that its this poem that truly kicked off my poetic journey in its current form - I’d released a few pieces via Over To The Youth leading up to it, but the overwhelmingly positive response I got from this piece is what helped me take my own poetry seriously. Many other pieces, like The Fruits of Our Labour and A Letter To Tedros would likely not have existed had this piece not resonated so strongly with people.

The very act of creating and sharing this poem ended up being the greatest gift I could have received that Christmas. It allowed me to realise my own talent for creating something that resonates with people. I wouldn’t be here continuing to write poetry (including books!) and now running workshops using poetry as a vehicle for personal transformation if it wasn’t for this piece and the support you have shown me.

And on the note of workshops, there’s still some space available for my free “Basecamp” workshop this Thursday (December 19th) at 7.30pm UK Time. Use the button below to book on to the session, and feel free to come in Christmas attire too.

Basecamp Poetry Workshop

And for those who might be seeing my work for the first time, in the spirit of giving, everyone who subscribes to me here on Substack gets a free copy of my first poetry book, “Born Anew and Other Poems”, both as an e-book and in audio.

Thank you all for helping to make this possible, and I look forward to sharing more with you soon.

With gratitude,

Tom