{"id":3217,"date":"2017-11-14T14:51:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T21:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2017-11-17T16:35:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T23:35:54","slug":"bubble-washing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2017\/11\/14\/bubble-washing\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubble Washing"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol class=\"poem\">\n<li>Tokens and handshakes to cut off the tongue.<\/li>\n<li>Pull out the ladder and destroy the rungs.<\/li>\n<li>Lock up the lectern and turn off the mic.<\/li>\n<li>Whitewash the bubbles and keep the guys tight.<\/li>\n<li>Speak to the forest but no chirp or hum.<\/li>\n<li>Expel the water and vanish wisdom.<\/li>\n<li>Hoist up the arrow and ignore the cross.<\/li>\n<li>Tread on the garments, and burn out the dross.<\/li>\n<li>Churn out the dictates from duplicate mold:<\/li>\n<li>Pages of zircon and parrots of gold.<\/li>\n<li>Lips made of zipper and teeth made of lead.<\/li>\n<li>Long live the silence and ignore the dead.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/357334253&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokens and handshakes to cut off the tongue. Pull out the ladder and destroy the rungs. Lock up the lectern and turn off the mic. Whitewash the bubbles and keep the guys tight. Speak to the forest but no chirp or hum. Expel the water and vanish wisdom. 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