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THAT BOY WAS ME


I know warmth of flame and I know cold
Remember the poor boy in the house?
The one ignored with plywood boarded windows
I lived in that house my sister and I
The boy you teased over dressed each winter
That boy was me and I remember
Dad was never home drinking Mom at work
I lighted the furnace every night after school
Then froze in blankets with my sister
Lipton soap and candles lit nightly
So don't take what I say so lightly
It is 18 degrees poor are sleeping outside
They are cold and hungry suffering in poverty
Mondays Value Village sells 99 Cent specials tags
I care less about Value Village
If it were me I'd give these clothes to the needy
Monday I'm buying every special tag I can find
I can't be at every Value Village
Last year I gave my wife a porcelain Collector doll
It had been in the attic all year
This year donated Toys for Tots for some dear
Giving has been never more important than this year
Costco had some toys I added this year
the Executives resigning if they get less than $500,000
I am your boss as taxpayer I accept your resignation
They need people on the streets to hand out clothing
That I am taking to the drive to donate this year
It should not be the year of the greedy but the needy


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