A SATIRE
This is a thank you letter,
Dear Church of Everyone else,
Thank you so much not,
This is your thank you letter,
To stickybeaks who should know better,
Thank you so much not for your sage advice,
You should look at yourselves once or twice,
Thank you so much not for your learned input,
I should tell you where yourselves to put.
Thank you so much not for you advice,
You missed the salient bit, "This is my life!"
I do not have to participate,
When me you aim to manipulate.
Thank you not, Church of Everyone Else, as well,
Do please go to Hell to dwell!
(Your assassins failed again!! Life's too short!!)
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