{"id":10526,"date":"2026-08-19T09:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=10526"},"modified":"2026-08-19T09:49:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T13:49:00","slug":"poem-as-the-future-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/19\/poem-as-the-future-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: As the Future Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Future Calls<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

They whir caught
\nIn rapture
\nBuy shiny objects
\nAnd no\u2019ing awe subjects
\nAs drug into posterity
\nThat main lyin\u2019
\nChasing belles and whistles
\nAnd tinsel souls
\nAs awe that glitters is goaled
\nThat tin sell reigns supreme
\nCan life
\nJust keep getting
\nBettor and bettor
\nTo know end
\nSow wanting
\nTo get
\nOut of hows and homme
\nWading eagerly
\nBuy the phone
\nAnd as the future calls
\nPick up
\nOn that expiration date<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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