{"id":837,"date":"2017-01-19T17:41:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=837"},"modified":"2017-01-19T17:41:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T22:41:00","slug":"it-creeps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=837","title":{"rendered":"It Creeps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crack open all those eggshell eyes
\nand let the dammed tears flow.
\nThere must be a gallon full
\nof sorrow.
\nAs a child once said to Shoeless,
\n"Say it isn’t so."
\nOur world will change,
\nnot for the best, tomorrow.
\nDark clouds are coming in
\nto hide the blue skies.
\nThe winds of change already
\nstart to blow.
\nRemember, when you’re asked
\nto do insane things,
\nthe option’s always open to say no.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Crack open all those eggshell eyes and let the dammed tears flow. There must be a gallon full of sorrow. As a child once said to Shoeless, "Say it isn’t so." Our world will change, … 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":[3,4],"class_list":["post-837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":556,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=556","url_meta":{"origin":837,"position":0},"title":"Canine Pound Hammer","author":"Rick Young","date":"February 5, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"No pet's smarter than a dog. I heard someone say it. You could buy a dog a drum, teach him how to play it. 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