Cute Paper Hedgehogs

on closer inspection
parents were horrified
seemed like a kind gesture
no malice involved
a man approached
an older man
just a mistake
unsettling encounter
Merseyside police
normally checked the pages
crafted the little creations
pure sexual stuff
Nicholson Baker

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grabbed a middle page
absolutely obsessed
received a hedgehog
and a furry nose
came across a Facebook post
no offences have been committed
seven other families
it was adult content
eager to get their hands
parents were so concerned
taken home a hedgehog
a carrier bag full of them
mortified by the mistake
handing them to children
made them at home as a hobby
made from explicit pages
ran upstairs and grabbed
for a local charity
pure sexual stuff
Nicholson Baker

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complete with googly eyes
created in good faith
only some contained
sister being murdered
handmade creations distributed
explicit content
their hands on a hedgehog