{"id":811,"date":"2016-12-25T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-25T06:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=811"},"modified":"2016-12-25T01:38:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-25T06:38:00","slug":"drano-in-the-swamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=811","title":{"rendered":"Drano in the Swamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some nights, I just want to drink some Drano.<br \/>\nThe world feels like one massive backed-up sink.<br \/>\nI wonder if I have gone insane, oh,<br \/>\nwhat&#8217;s the use is often what I think.<br \/>\nBut alas, some intricate reflection<br \/>\nwill convey life&#8217;s beauty to my head.<br \/>\nAfter a bit of introspection,<br \/>\nI realize it&#8217;s no help being dead.<br \/>\nThere are things to do to make life better,<br \/>\neven if it&#8217;s on a minute scale.<br \/>\nWhen the world around us is on fire,<br \/>\neveryone needs to pick up a pail.<br \/>\nSafety is, indeed, the seed of numbers.<br \/>\nSanity will often tip the scales.<br \/>\nHistory says when the power slumbers<br \/>\ntruth can knock their carriage off the rails.<br \/>\nAnd so, tonight, I&#8217;ll go out draining,<br \/>\nbut not in a self destructive way.<br \/>\nEvil at the moment might be reigning.<br \/>\nBut, like always, they will have their day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some nights, I just want to drink some Drano. 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