There is supposed to be merriment here
Singing of songs and playing of them
People gathered together in amity
Cooking and eating together
Outside as the weather permits
Inside where it does not
Instead
A demagogue demands tribute
Lucre and love
And receives both in plenty
More of the first from those who already offer the second
And none of it seems to matter
But elsewhere
It's just another day
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