{"id":2245,"date":"2016-10-28T16:19:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T00:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2245"},"modified":"2016-10-28T16:19:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-29T00:19:09","slug":"whatever-it-takes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=2245","title":{"rendered":"Whatever It Takes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Whatever It Takes<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Could I do it? No one else would dare.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I would much rather wrestle a bear.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It is dangerous and a little crazy.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

But, then again, I thought—-Maybe.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Just because its never been done before<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

doesn\u2019t mean it will end in gore.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It should be done on Halloween.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It is not as crazy as it may seem.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I could go down in history.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The only one to try it, you see.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

But, then maybe they are right.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

To try it will be a fright.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I am almost convinced to not try.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Just walk away and say goodbye.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

But, something keeps saying \u2018go for it.\u2019<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It will \u00a0be frightening for a \u00a0little bit.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Then, before you know it, it will be over.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I will then be rolling in the clover.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The rewards are worth the risk.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Better than the sidelines to just sit.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I will have a small cheering section.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Louder than the results of an election.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

If I fail, my name will be mud.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Might as well change it to Elmer Fudd.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

No, I don\u2019t want to think of that.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I am a \u2018do or die\u2019 type of rat.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

So, wish me luck, here I go.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

I intend to steal the show.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

———————-R. W. Johnson—–(2016)<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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