{"id":2563,"date":"2021-09-26T17:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2563"},"modified":"2021-09-26T17:20:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T21:20:23","slug":"the-cruelty-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=2563","title":{"rendered":"The Cruelty Factory"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cruelty\u00a0factory is giving out rebates<\/p>\n

for tortures unseen and ominous fates<\/div>\n
For confessions extracted,<\/div>\n
new law’s been enacted.<\/div>\n
Makes pain mandatory.<\/div>\n
It’s tied in with glory.<\/div>\n
Passed in a landslide,<\/div>\n
wherein a few died.<\/div>\n
So, now you can line up for hurt at the gate,<\/div>\n
unless you’re the type who would procrastinate.<\/div>\n
The cruelty factory will cater to you.<\/div>\n
They say pain’s your due.<\/div>\n
Sadly, this time it’s true.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cruelty\u00a0factory is giving out rebates for tortures unseen and ominous fates For confessions extracted, new law’s been enacted. Makes pain mandatory. It’s tied in with glory. Passed in a landslide, wherein a few died. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":924,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=924","url_meta":{"origin":2563,"position":0},"title":"Morning Fur","author":"Rick Young","date":"July 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Black dog with white paws on a red pillow. 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