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.
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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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