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In my dream, a bright red raptor
\nslept quietly, dreaming of man.
\nSomewhere in the middle
\nwere history, reality.
\nThen the worm of time slowly
\nworked its way toward consciousness,
\nwithin which, it was realized,
\nI momentarily preferred the dream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In my dream, a bright red raptor slept quietly, dreaming of man. Somewhere in the middle were history, reality. Then the worm of time slowly worked its way toward consciousness, within which, it was realized, … 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],"class_list":["post-973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":611,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=611","url_meta":{"origin":973,"position":0},"title":"Adopt A Vulture","author":"Rick Young","date":"September 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Some seek fame and some seek culture. I want to adopt a vulture. Some need structure in their day. 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