{"id":1946,"date":"2001-12-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-12-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2020-07-24T23:24:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T03:24:31","slug":"poem-whining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcrampton.com\/?p=1946","title":{"rendered":"[Poem] Whining"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been told I’m whining about how good my life is.
\nSometimes, you just need to hear the words “don’t go”.<\/p>\n

Now I’ve heard them said with meaning and feeling
\nYes, I’m fragile and human enough to need that.<\/p>\n

Visions of a loft apartment above a warehouse in
\ndowntown Detroit beckon me to uncertainty.<\/p>\n

And next to me, she<\/A> says, “bring me my salad,
\nor I’ll kill you,” and I can’t help but grin.<\/p>\n

I’ve had my interview, geek-talked for two
\nhours, and they still haven’t decided.<\/p>\n

She<\/A> asked me not to leave today, and it pushed
\nits way out of her like when I told Red<\/A> that I loved her.<\/p>\n

Of all the promises I’ve made to come up
\non a regular basis, the one to her means the most.<\/p>\n

God damn, I need a clove.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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