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I'M Sleeping In On Black Friday

I'm Sleeping In On Black Friday By Elton Camp Soon we will see Black Friday again Peace on earth, good will toward men Start of the Christmas holiday season Robs some folks of their sound reason There’s no way that I’d enjoy Fighting over some scarce toy Standing in line all night long Is a place that I don’t belong It’s not worth it to have to face “You moved, so I take your place!” The doors finally open wide Push and shove to get inside Riots this year may be repeated Whenever the stock is depleted Snatching, grabbing doesn’t entice Over some mere electronic device One customer last year was dead Baseball bat applied to his head “That last doll you can’t buy! Here’s what you get for the try!” It's all humbug anyway Safe in my bed, I’ll stay

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Date: 11/20/2014 9:04:00 PM
i so agree with you on this! great poem...
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Date: 11/20/2014 6:28:00 PM
lol I'm with you on that one Elton Bah Humbug - last year a colleague of mine got into debt to buy her kids the latest phones - wish times were simpler like when we were kids and were happy with what we were given:-( lets both sleep well ... I'm cancelling Christmas this year due to family reasons - will cook a meal but family time is more important than material things and I think this is sadly overlooked!
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