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Pandora's Box
Ah, what an excuse for a spot of doggerel!
Pandora was a punishment to man,
a tradition I feel no compunction
in continuing. A terrible thing,
a box of mockeries and silent sneers,
of saying it’s fine; really it’s nothing,
irascible mood swings, and unexplained tears.
A saleswoman of godlike dimensions
presented man with the loss leader hope,
a glossy ...
Wednesday 19th May 2010 11:23 am
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