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Drummers drumming, |
On the 12th day of the Eurocentrally imposed midwinter festival, my acquaintance-rape survivor gave to me,TWELVE males reclaiming their inner warrior through ritual drumming, |
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Pipers piping, |
ELEVEN pipers piping (plus the 18-member pit orchestra made up of members in good standing of the Musicians Equity Union as called for in their union contract even though they will not be asked to play a note), |
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Lords a-leaping, |
TEN melanin-deprived testosterone-poisoned scions of the patriarchal ruling class system leaping, |
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Ladies dancing, |
NINE persons engaged in rhythmic self-expression, |
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Maids a-milking, |
EIGHT economically disadvantaged female persons stealing milk-products from enslaved bovine-Americans, |
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Swans a-swimming, |
SEVEN endangered swans swimming on federally protected wetlands, |
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Geese a-laying, |
SIX enslaved fowl-Americans producing stolen nonhuman animal products, |
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Golden rings. |
FIVE golden symbols of culturally sanctioned enforced domestic incarceration. |
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 Note: After members of the Animal Liberation Front threatened to throw red paint at my computer, the calling birds, French hens and partridge have been reintroduced to their native habitat. To avoid further animal-American enslavement, the remaining gift package has been revised. |
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Calling birds, |
FOUR hours of recorded whale songs, |
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French hens, |
THREE deconstructionist poets, |
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Turtle doves, |
TWO Sierra Club calendars printed on recycled processed tree carcasses, |
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Partridge in a pear tree. |
And a Spotted Owl activist chained to an old-growth pear tree. |
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Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.
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