{"id":4138,"date":"2022-04-28T09:09:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/?p=4138"},"modified":"2022-04-28T09:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T13:09:05","slug":"heathen-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/28\/heathen-prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"heathen prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>truth and consequence<br \/>\na fog under the sun<br \/>\nquiet and unfeeling<br \/>\nin these empty spaces<br \/>\nopposites don&#8217;t attract<br \/>\nanymore<br \/>\nand now only these dismissive<br \/>\nsigns and symbols<br \/>\ndirect our hungry souls<br \/>\ncold, and undersold<br \/>\nlike a pattern on hold<br \/>\nwe flash backwards and forwards<br \/>\nthrough this rubber matrix<br \/>\nwith no apparent direction<br \/>\nwandering in a delicate<br \/>\nand insane scenery<br \/>\nthe word escapes the mind<br \/>\nand time<br \/>\nis no longer a creative fantasy<\/p>\n<p>conquered by a digital impression<br \/>\ncan we escape<br \/>\nthis subliminal depression?<br \/>\nno more promises<br \/>\njust scattered ecstasies<br \/>\nand hopeful premonitions<br \/>\nsolid and stationary<br \/>\nwe toss faded dreams against the wind<br \/>\nand wait<br \/>\nfor a radiant release<\/p>\n<p>dispel the tortured imagery<br \/>\nthat reflects a fragile heart<br \/>\ndon\u2019t bend, ascend<br \/>\nfind the frequency,<br \/>\nthe classical vibration<br \/>\nthat breathes chaotic lyrics<br \/>\ninto a singular conciseness<br \/>\nno longer asleep<br \/>\nwe are alive in the shadows<br \/>\nand our wet eyes water<br \/>\nspectating flowers<br \/>\nof new beginnings<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/563-heathen-prayers-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/563-heathen-prayers-2-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"563-heathen-prayers-2\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/563-heathen-prayers-2-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/563-heathen-prayers-2-146x200.jpg 146w, https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/563-heathen-prayers-2.jpg 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4138"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4148,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4138\/revisions\/4148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}