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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For The Sake Of Self<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Things are happening that can\u2019t be explained.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I need some logic to make it more plain.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Everything is melted down & \u00a0become one.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n One is lonely but, better than none.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Bring the demon into the light.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Check it out.—– Do not fight.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Bring this mess to a screeching end.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The demon has nothing to defend.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Now, my world is rapidly expanding.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n All it took was a little understanding.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A deep introspect of how it works.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Casting out all the crazy quirks.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I have learned but, it could come back.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Send this demon on a different track.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Life is good without stupid hang-ups.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n My life is now beginning to line up.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Others have their demons too.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n They may not know what to do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Hopefully, they will work it out.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It is all a mess without a doubt.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Every day brings \u00a0new situations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n New people with new obligations.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Nightly, I need an introspection.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n To make sure it\u2019s the right direction.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n To maintain a high functioning mental state<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n is a goal for me that\u2019s become my fate.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I have to walk the straight and narrow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Knowing, for the sake of self, be careful.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ————————————–R. W. Johnson—–(2015)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For The Sake Of Self Things are happening that can\u2019t be explained. I need some logic to make it more plain. Everything is melted down & \u00a0become one. One is lonely but, better than none. \u00a0 Bring the demon into the light. Check it out.—– Do not fight. Bring this mess to a … Continue reading For The Sake Of Self<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,29,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-bird-poetry","category-life-lessons","category-random"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1369"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1370,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369\/revisions\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}