{"id":1411,"date":"2014-03-19T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2014-03-19T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-19T22:30:00","slug":"poem-cautionary-tail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/19\/poem-cautionary-tail\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Cautionary Tail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Ouch!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">That guy should come with a warning label<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">She said after<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">Having had<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: large;\">A piece of cautionary tail<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can divide life&#8217;s lessons into two basic categories: 1) that which deserves emulating, and 2) that which warrants avoidance.\u00a0 This short, funny poem highlights the latter of life&#8217;s lessons, the proverbial cautionary tale.\u00a0 Fortunately, one of the redeeming qualities of life is that we can learn from both positive and negative experiences.\u00a0 Of course, the content of this poem treads on the precarious territory of relationships and the ever-looming potential of the battle of the sexes.\u00a0 Lust and romantic possibilities are often more than enough to pass by potential warning signs in dating relationships.\u00a0 I am a big fan of throwing oneself fully into human relationships.\u00a0 This seems consonant with living life fully.\u00a0 Nonetheless, woo can turn to whoa very fast, often skidding deep into woe.\u00a0 The reality is often that the best way to know where a line exists is by crossing it.\u00a0 There is much in life that is unknown.\u00a0 Spending too much time mapping out every sign and landmark may prevent one from living an actual life.\u00a0 Hopefully, we can offer one another enough room and grace to make mistakes as we careen joyfully through life&#8217;s messiness.\u00a0 In fact, such lives deserve emulating&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ouch! 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