The Loneliness of Christmas Consumerism: A Personal Reflection

The months of capitalist foreplay, the gluttonous slew of foodporn ads, the same golden turkeys being sliced over and over as if they haven't already suffered enough

all that manufactured excitement, kids getting themselves sick with it, adults stressed out of their heads with the hassle of it all

nerves jangled from the sensory bombardment and the incessant orders from all around to spend, spend, spend

all that, and here's where I end up every single time — half-cut, fully stuffed and a hundred percent alone.