Behavior: To Santa Claus and Little Sisters

Once . . . he wrote a poem.
And called it "Chops,"
Because that was the name of his dog, and that's what it was all about.
And the teacher gave him an "A"
And a gold star.
And his mother hung it on the kitchen door, and read it to all his aunts ...
Once . . . he wrote another poem.
And he called it "Question Marked Innocence,"
Because that was the name of his grief and that's what it was all about.
And the...

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