santa - in chains

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Not going to pretend it doesn't/couldn't happen...but it's kind of a dismal picture of what has the potential to be a happy season. Life is funny that way.

[Johntee]

While
Santa takes

His trade to Malls

Magic onto plastic falls as

Family generosity
Postpones

Debt
Till
January

[victor]

santa clause, in chains

now santa clause is sitting in the mall
and kids are piling on him begging gifts
and santa laughs, says, merry christmas, all.
he leans down to a heavy kid and lifts

he's trying not to touch a private place
but kids don't always know about taboos
the heavy kid is falling from his place
on santa's knee and to prevent a bruise

poor santa reaches out and grabs his pants
and stops the kid from sliding from his knees
but mom is photographing santa's hands
and now she's shouting for the mall police

now santa is in cuffs, his protests fail
the photographs prove he should be in jail