{"id":15195,"date":"2017-04-14T00:09:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T04:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/?p=15195"},"modified":"2022-08-01T07:42:57","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:42:57","slug":"post-modern-puberty-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/2017\/04\/post-modern-puberty-poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Modern Puberty Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I. (by Gregory)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>the lava of my soul ignites<br \/>\nthe path of my passions<br \/>\ni watch as the world erupts<br \/>\nin blameless incomprehsion<br \/>\nas i cast off the shackles<br \/>\nof my solitude<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>II. (by Amil)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Which shall it be?\u00a0 Shall it be<br \/>\nbreadcrusts today?<br \/>\n(The people say no.)<br \/>\nOh no?\u00a0 Then shall it be<br \/>\nmuffins today?<br \/>\n(The people again say no.)<br \/>\nOh no?\u00a0 Then it must be<br \/>\ncake today.<br \/>\nThat is your choice.<br \/>\nYou have chosen cake.<br \/>\n(The people eat cake.)<br \/>\nWho decides which it shall be?<br \/>\nIs it you?\u00a0 No, it is me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>III. (by Sophia)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I cast a longing glance<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;at your figure, standing<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;by the door<br \/>\nThe grain of the oak<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;matches the texture<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of your jacket<br \/>\nWill you leave the room<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or will you turn away<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from that wooden grave<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and walk to me<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>IV. (by Jayden)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>O wretched snake! O slithery eel!<br \/>\nBe still and do not curl your tail!<br \/>\nBe kind and do not eat your meal!<br \/>\nStarve yourselves, we say, so that<br \/>\nwe may enjoy the beauty of this day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>X. (by Rylee)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We went for a ride in your car<br \/>\nWe didn&#8217;t go very far<br \/>\nIt was just down the block<br \/>\nIt was about four-o-clock<br \/>\nYour car seats were cold<br \/>\nAnd they were also very old<br \/>\nYou know what happened next<br \/>\nI sent all my friends a text<br \/>\nYou can see yourself on Facebook<br \/>\nAnd see just how you looked<br \/>\nWhen you got denied<br \/>\nOn our little ride.<br \/>\nWe can still be friends<br \/>\nbut that shit got to end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I. (by Gregory) the lava of my soul ignites the path of my passions i watch as the world erupts in blameless incomprehsion as i cast off the shackles of my solitude &nbsp; II. (by Amil) Which shall it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/2017\/04\/post-modern-puberty-poetry\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creativity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15195"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15208,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15195\/revisions\/15208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chcollins.com\/100Billion\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}