BUT WHO WILL BRING MY GIFTS??

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New Prompt! There are people who are possessed with the strangest phobias some are afraid of heights, some spiders, some confinement, some . . . the moon or stars. Create a character who is afraid of Santa Claus. Then write a story or poem about his phobia and how he/she deals with Christmas.

BUT WHO WILL BRING MY GIFTS??

I'm terrified of Santa Claus;
I don't know where to hide!
He's even in the groc'ry store
when I'm shopping inside.
I leave him cookies; then I go
and eat them up myself,
instead of leaving them out there
for that frightful old elf!
I know I need to curb this fear;
my relatives insist--
I just don't want to let this go--
but who will bring my gifts!