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A fear-filled Christmas at work

(A parody of the John Lennon and Yoko Ono song “Happy Xmas, war is over”)

 

 
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This is my Christmas:

Too soon it has come

My work is unfinished

Too much to get done

Yes, this is my Christmas:

I greet it with fear

My family won’t see me

Until early next year

 

Originally written 2006

Hope Gordon20 April 2020work, employment, Christmas at work, hope gordon
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