{"id":1047,"date":"2013-09-11T10:08:14","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T15:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2013-09-11T10:08:14","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T15:08:14","slug":"poem-my-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/11\/poem-my-ransom\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: My Ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had drug<\/span>
\nAll my holdings<\/span>
\nTo the pinnacle of possessions<\/span>
\nAnd the depths of conceded<\/span>
\nRealizing<\/span>
\nLong the way<\/span>
\nIt was<\/span>
\nMy ransom<\/span>
\nDelivering me<\/span><\/p>\n

Oftentimes our possessions end up possessing us. \u00a0Like a drug addiction that has a hold on us, requiring more and more to get the same high. \u00a0Many will concede that wealth, status, and power lead many to be conceited — having to put more and more people below them in order to feel the same high. \u00a0This is the dark side of wealth. \u00a0However, sometimes the very pinnacles and depths of our “holdings” reveal, perhaps by simple contrast, another way. \u00a0Something works until, well…it doesn’t work. \u00a0By letting go of our “holdings” a whole, new world frees up beyond the world of things. \u00a0Exhausting a vast array of other possibilities before a transforming epiphany may be a long way. \u00a0Nonetheless, if it serves as our ransom, then it may very well be worth it — a sacrifice of something lesser for something greater. \u00a0May your possessions lead you to a better place…<\/p>\n

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I had drug All my holdings To the pinnacle of possessions And the depths of conceded Realizing Long the way It was My ransom Delivering me Oftentimes our possessions end up possessing us. \u00a0Like a drug addiction that has a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[405,115,658,94,407,110,333,53,406,111,380],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-addiction","tag-freedom","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-possessions","tag-power","tag-sacrifice","tag-short-poems","tag-status","tag-wealth","tag-work"],"yoast_head":"\nPOEM: My Ransom | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! %<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"POEM: My Ransom, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings, Addiction, Freedom, Poems, Poetry, Possessions, Power, Sacrifice, Short Poems, Status, Wealth, Work Top Pun's Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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