Winter 2023-2024

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A student volunteer does mind-numbing bell-ringing work to get her volunteer hours, she’s always giving but gets nothing in return.

A render of hundreds of bells falling

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Dread lingers as I make my way to work

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Dawning the noticeable red vest

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Bell in my hands, shaking it to the same tunes

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I’ve played Last Christmas more than Wham!

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Humming jingle bells while my mind rots slowly

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Hours pass by

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Observing the public

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Donations flood through

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Not a single penny in my pocket

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Face numbing, smiling for the hundredth time

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Frigid air nipping at my fingers

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The creak of the door prominent all day

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Cacophony of voices lingers in the entrance

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Small talk with weird strangers

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Laughing with their weird jokes

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I can’t wait for christmas to end

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So I just have to stand there

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Ringing my bell

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