{"id":1056,"date":"2013-09-14T00:06:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-14T05:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=1056"},"modified":"2013-09-13T14:22:08","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T19:22:08","slug":"poem-walling-yourself-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/14\/poem-walling-yourself-in\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Walling Yourself In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">I am reason<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Number 921<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">For building a wall<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Between you and me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Overly ecstatic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Seemingly erratic<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">You think that you are keeping me out<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">But you are just walling yourself in<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Weather a fence<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Or a prison<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Your own freedom you steel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons, perhaps even 921 reasons, for building walls between people. \u00a0However, in the end, it&#8217;s impossible to close out other people without closing yourself off. \u00a0Ironically, experiencing truly free people can feel exasperating (due to them being overly ecstatic, seemingly erratic) and may lead to protective or defensive responses, e.g., &#8220;building walls,&#8221; literally or metaphorically. \u00a0The irony is that by trying to limit others&#8217; freedom you risk limiting your own freedom. \u00a0Of course, freedom isn&#8217;t everything; but without freedom, everything else may be rift of meaning. \u00a0So the next time you face some discomforting anarchism, take solace that freedom is not only being defended, but lived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am reason Number 921 For building a wall Between you and me Overly ecstatic Seemingly erratic You think that you are keeping me out But you are just walling yourself in Weather a fence Or a prison Your own &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2013\/09\/14\/poem-walling-yourself-in\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/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":[189,115,267,486,658,94,649,260,53,529],"class_list":["post-1056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-anarchism","tag-freedom","tag-irony","tag-meaning","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-prison","tag-risk","tag-short-poems","tag-time"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: Walling Yourself In | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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