Denialist

Is it bad of me to say
Santa may not quite be real
Nor his reindeer, nor his sleigh,
If I do admit I feel
Warmer watching children smile
Thinking of the presents coming
Ogling the Christmas pile
Cooing to themselves and humming
Christmas carols? Is it fair
To be a Grinch this way a little
If I still protest I care
For their hopes and dreams, so brittle?
Or does saying Santa's fake
Make too many small hearts break?