{"id":2541,"date":"2023-08-29T10:50:13","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2023-08-29T10:50:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T17:50:13","slug":"persona-non-grata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2023\/08\/29\/persona-non-grata\/","title":{"rendered":"Persona Non Grata"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

Persona Non Grata<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are parts
\nof Your Persona
\nthat You
\nabhor.<\/p>\n

You say that\u2019s
\nmuch too strong
\nan epithet,
\nthat You simply
\nhide Them in
\nthe closet
\nbecause
\nThey misbehave
\nwhen guests
\ncome over.<\/p>\n

Especially the
\nOne that is too
\nlazy to fix
\nthe toilet that
\nhasn\u2019t flushed properly
\nin years.<\/p>\n

Too sedentary
\nto walk more
\nthan the length of
\ntwo couches,<\/p>\n

too intent on
\ncontemplation
\nto consider
\npulling a few weeds
\nfrom a patch of
\npale nasturtiums
\nthat haven\u2019t been
\nproperly tended
\nin years.<\/p>\n

Admit it:<\/p>\n

A time or two
\nYou even contemplated
\nYour non-existence
\nas a merciful
\nalternative to
\nfeeding and clothing
\nthose indolent
\nsub-parts.<\/p>\n

May I ask You
\nto consider
\na Path to
\nJoy?<\/p>\n

Even for a moment?
\nEven if You must
\nhike this Path
\nagain and again?
\n(You will.)<\/p>\n

Send a personal
\ninvitation
\nto those malingerers.
\nStyle it like a
\nValentine.<\/p>\n

Invite Them to
\na shindig of
\nLove and Mercy.<\/p>\n

Where You will
\ncelebrate Them
\nwith so much
\naffection<\/p>\n

They will embrace You
\nand ask if
\nthere\u2019s anything
\nThey can Do
\nfor You.<\/p>\n

You can smile
\nand pull out
\nYour List.<\/p>\n

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

  Persona Non Grata There are parts of Your Persona that You abhor. You say that\u2019s much too strong an epithet, that You simply hide Them in the closet because They misbehave when guests come over. Especially the One that is too lazy to fix the toilet that hasn\u2019t flushed properly in years. Too sedentary […]<\/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-2541","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