Published in Soul Scream: Come All Ye Faithless from Seamus and Nunzio Productions

‘Tis the Night of the Krampus, and all through the land,

each core-rotted child knows their doom is at hand.

They’ve had twelve long months to improve reputations—

always choosing badness instead of salvation.

With playtime now over, and clocks striking twelve,

bad seeds face the facts: they cannot save themselves.

Nor can their sad parents, though why would they try?

So sick of their offspring who cheat, steal, and lie.

Moms leave back doors open, dads whisper his name,

they welcome the Krampus with his whips and chains.

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