Lizard Queen

There's a reason people can't wait for Christmas, and it has little to do with family reunions or curling up with a cup of eggnog or that unexpected kiss beneath the mistletoe or receiving a present from that special someone. No, people look forward to Christmas because they know it's a time for miracles.

Yes, each new day in suburbia brings with it a new set of lies. The worst are the ones we tell ourselves right before we fall asleep. We whisper them in the dark, telling ourselves we're happy, or that she's happy. That we can change, or that she will change her mind. We persuade ourselves that we can live with our sins, or that we can live without her. Yes, each night before we fall asleep we lie to ourselves in a desperate, desperate hope that come morning... it will all be true.