{"id":1145,"date":"2021-09-24T10:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2021-09-24T11:07:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:07:02","slug":"let-me-show-you-to-your-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2021\/09\/24\/let-me-show-you-to-your-room\/","title":{"rendered":"Let Me Show You To Your Room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Let Me Show You To Your Room<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you
\nwere born
\nyou were given
\na Key
\nto a Room.<\/p>\n

But you were
\nSmall, and
\nmaybe you lost it,
\nor Somebody Big
\nmay have taken it
\nfrom you.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor safekeeping\u201d
\nthey said, or
\nmaybe they
\nfeared
\nwhat you might do
\nin that Room.<\/p>\n

Sometimes,
\nfor reasons
\nthat were
\na Mystery
\nto you,
\nyou found the
\ndoor ajar.<\/p>\n

If curiosity,
\nor desire,
\novercame
\nfear,
\nor shame,<\/p>\n

you slipped
\ninside
\nand were
\nbedazzled.<\/p>\n

There were
\nbristled art brushes
\nand fine tip ink pens
\nand thick paper
\nand electric guitars
\nand dancing shoes.<\/p>\n

If you were
\nbold you
\nmay have
\nstayed and
\nplayed awhile,<\/p>\n

then demanded
\nthe Big Ones
\ngive you back
\nyour Key, or
\nyou may have
\nfound
\nwhere you
\nlost it.<\/p>\n

Or you may have
\ndecided you
\nweren\u2019t meant to
\nhave a Key,<\/p>\n

the Room
\nbelongs to
\nsomeone else.<\/p>\n

No.
\nThat Room
\nbelongs to
\nyou.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t
\nfind your Key,
\nfind a
\nlocksmith.<\/p>\n

Or just
\nbreak down
\nthe door.<\/p>\n

Then come and go
\nas you please.
\nAnd stay
\nas long as
\nyou want.<\/p>\n

(Photo by Amol Tyagi; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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