{"id":1672,"date":"2022-05-09T14:20:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T21:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1672"},"modified":"2022-05-09T14:20:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T21:20:48","slug":"dont-deny-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2022\/05\/09\/dont-deny-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Deny a Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Deny a Thing<\/strong><\/p>\n

You may awaken
\none morning
\nto find your
\nfront lawn
\noccupied by
\ndemonstrators,
\nmarching around
\non long
\ngreen unmowed
\ngrass, carrying
\nsigns:<\/p>\n

\u201cEven Narcissists
\nNeed To Do
\nYardwork,\u201d and
\n\u201cSloth Is a
\nCardinal Sin,\u201d and
\n\u201cYour Wife
\nDeserves Better.\u201d<\/p>\n

You may cower
\nbeneath your
\npillow,
\nhoping a few
\nmore minutes of
\nsomnolence
\nwill take the
\nsharp edge
\noff the
\nshame,<\/p>\n

or maybe you
\ncobble together
\na sign of
\nyour own,
\nwith duct tape and
\ncardboard:<\/p>\n

\u201cI promise
\nto be better
\ntomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or maybe you
\npanic plot an
\nexit strategy,
\nto a place
\nwhere no one
\nknows you.<\/p>\n

Maybe, just maybe,
\nconsider this:<\/p>\n

Put on a robe,
\nwalk outside,
\nsmile at your accusers.<\/p>\n

Invite them
\nin for a cup of
\ntea and some of
\nthose chocolate chip
\ncookies.<\/p>\n

Sit with them
\nawhile,
\nchat them up.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t deny
\na thing.<\/p>\n

You may find
\nthem to be
\nquite harmless
\nafter awhile.<\/p>\n

After all,
\nyou\u2019re made of
\nstarlight and
\neternity,
\nyou\u2019ve got a
\nfan club of
\nangels.<\/p>\n

Why are you
\nworried about
\na few protesters?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Don\u2019t Deny a Thing You may awaken one morning to find your front lawn occupied by demonstrators, marching around on long green unmowed grass, carrying signs: \u201cEven Narcissists Need To Do Yardwork,\u201d and \u201cSloth Is a Cardinal Sin,\u201d and \u201cYour Wife Deserves Better.\u201d You may cower beneath your pillow, hoping a few more minutes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t