poemranker ::Scapegoat by Dovina

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Free verse № 117225

Scapegoat

Member since 2004 · Posted 23 Dec 2004 · 3 comments

In Christmas giving, I need escape, if the gift’s of any consequence, from praise piled on for what it isn’t from little folks missing what it is. I need someone to handle praise, to take it in my place, a jolly soul who drops a gift, then dodges off to other little folks, who, when the pressure’s on, can simply pop up the chimney and avoid the worst of it.

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[9] blacksoul 23-Dec-04/3:36 PM Reply
I like it Dovina. I'll be spending my Christmas at the hospital. You have a Merry Merry Christmas.
[n/a] Dovina › blacksoul 23-Dec-04/4:59 PM Reply

Merry Christmas to you and your father. May he recover and be relieved of the epilepsy that has plagued him.
[n/a] zodiac › Dovina 26-Dec-04/4:55 AM Reply
LOL