{"id":481,"date":"2016-09-20T17:51:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T21:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.wordpress.com\/?p=481"},"modified":"2016-11-26T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T17:07:29","slug":"the-caretaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/20\/the-caretaker\/","title":{"rendered":"the caretaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-481-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Caretakerwith-music.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Caretakerwith-music.mp3\">https:\/\/poeticexorcisms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/The-Caretakerwith-music.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>before the prologue:<\/p>\n<p>take a step back friends<br \/>\nbecause I haven&#8217;t shown you<br \/>\nanything<br \/>\nyet<br \/>\nthis has all just been<br \/>\na prelude<br \/>\nof the massacre to come<br \/>\nthis mind is<br \/>\nfragmented, and<br \/>\nalmost uninteresting<br \/>\nbecause we are<br \/>\ninterconnected and irritated<br \/>\nin an iteration of<br \/>\nindoctrination, intoxication<br \/>\nand false festivities<br \/>\nit&#8217;s the killing game part two<br \/>\nand there&#8217;s just too much submission,<br \/>\nscratching, and screeching toward<br \/>\nenergies diminished<br \/>\nwe&#8217;ve lost what little latencies<br \/>\nstill bind us to<br \/>\nhidden frequencies<br \/>\nand we&#8217;re all about<br \/>\npathophysiology and neuropathy<br \/>\nserving the enemy in<br \/>\nmediocre day jobs,<br \/>\nat best I see<br \/>\na softcover novel, waiting<br \/>\nfor a less than hospitable retirement<br \/>\npoor fools weep<br \/>\nand beg for more<\/p>\n<p>around the interlude:<\/p>\n<p>lost and found<br \/>\nand following a<br \/>\nmagnetic dive<br \/>\nI drove through hillsides<br \/>\nwandering and waiting<br \/>\nfor adventure and strange tales to come<br \/>\nit was then that I came upon the artist<br \/>\nsheathed in (re)creation<br \/>\nthrough stumbling discourse<br \/>\nI discovered that<br \/>\nshe was art itself<br \/>\ndangerous, curious,<br \/>\nexotic, and just out of reach<br \/>\nmusic and mysterious musings<br \/>\nfueled by fire, fury and fermentation<br \/>\nonce inside led to<br \/>\nan eventual climax of souls<br \/>\nuntold and<br \/>\nresting upon constraints of old<br \/>\nthat sent us into uneasy slumber<\/p>\n<p>during the epilogue:<\/p>\n<p>restless and cold<br \/>\nit came time for<br \/>\ncoffee and subtle conversation<br \/>\nwith a sated belly<br \/>\nunseen colors were revealed<br \/>\nit was a quiet place<br \/>\nnot quite sad and<br \/>\nwrapped in simple solace<br \/>\nunfinished, unknown<br \/>\nalone<br \/>\nand 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