The Ugly Duckling, plus The World is a Shelf.

THE UGLY DUCKLING

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There once was an ugly duckling,

and lost he found himself.

Drifting through deep waters,

tossed from coast to shelf.

His mother never found him,

his father flew away.

The duckling wet and ruffled,

Cried quacks everyday.

Not soon later, the 'ling was found dead;

Drowned in it's own tears,

and missing it's head.

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THE WORLD IS A SHELF:

I feel a panic inside,

But not for my own self.

I panic because I see the world

For what it is: a shelf.

I panic for despite the world,

With all achievements and it's shiny glory,

There still exists, among the mint,

The poor who've seen no story.

Yet the world still turns, and the rich grow richer.

No better reason for panic over seeing a man in a suit-and-tied picture!