Vendor's Christmas Poem

I saw this cool poem by Russell Andavall a few weeks ago. It is called Vendor's Christmas Poem:

The clothes were strewn
                               to the ceiling over there
While the dishes filled the sink
                               beyond compare.

No time for vacuum
                            and no time for broom,
There's three inches dust
                              in every room.

Christmas, Oh Christmas
                            if you don't come quick,
I'm gonna get sick, sick, sick!

Dirty and dusty
                      the house
                                    it was trashed.

Just so I could make a little
                                        Christmas cash.

So dirty. So dusty,
                            I know that it's true
If my girlfriend
                      says that's why
                                           we're thru!

Dirty and dusty
                      the toilets are clogged
If my mom saw this place,
                      I know I'd be flogged!

Come wholesalers,
                            Come craftfairs
                                  And street sales too.
                                        Before I die
                                                 of this cough and the flu.

Oh Christmas, Oh Christmas
                   won't you please come
                   quick, quick, quicker
                            before I get sick, sick, sicker of this God awful mess.....
Christmas
             When you come
             I'll finally be blessed.

Christmas, Oh Christmas,
thank God, its over again,
It's January, I'm broke and it's time to pay taxes again!

Note: For those in the Roanoke, Va., area be sure to check out a great local poet Mike Allen. He performs his readings at No Shame Theatre, which is sponsored by Mill Mountain Theatre. Their next show is Jan. 4 at 11 p.m.

Useful Links:

http://www.millmountain.org/noshame

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