{"id":2484,"date":"2016-08-24T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=2484"},"modified":"2016-08-24T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T20:15:08","slug":"poem-unpain-vocations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/24\/poem-unpain-vocations\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Unpain Vocations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>There are long aligns<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>To unpain vocations<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Pro-longed wading to a temp<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And after awe<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Many will<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Due what tolled<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Unwilling to pay the accost<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>In baring feudal labor<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>As unsuitable to be delivered<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And forever borne agin <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Illiciting that chimerical pro genie<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And triumvirate wishes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Only wanting more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This poem is a tribute to those diligently working to carve out vocations that honor their heart and values amidst an economy and workplaces that would just as soon sell\u00a0out\u00a0their dreams for not even a song. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/Buttons\/They-deem-me-mad-because-I-will-not-sell-my-days-for-gold-and-I-deem-them-mad-because-they-think-my-days-have-a-price-Kahlil-Gibran-quote-POLITICAL-BUTTON.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/toppun.com\/Political\/They-deem-me-mad-because-I-will-not-sell-my-days-for-gold-and-I-deem-them-mad-because-they-think-my-days-have-a-price-Kahlil-Gibran-quote.gif\" alt=\"They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price -- Kahlil Gibran quote POLITICAL BUTTON\" width=\"172\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Perhaps my signature hippie characteristic is opting out of selling myself for a wage. \u00a0Many are held hostage to slave wages, and even if you sell your highest desires for a great price, postponing dreams can be chronically haunting. \u00a0In the proverbial stick-up in capitalism, the question of &#8220;Money or your life?!&#8221; provokes much fretful hesitation. \u00a0May you find endless vocations where money is well subordinated to your highest hopes and deepest dreams. \u00a0Let the work begin&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are long aligns To unpain vocations Pro-longed wading to a temp And after awe Many will Due what tolled Unwilling to pay the accost In baring feudal labor As unsuitable to be delivered And forever borne agin Illiciting that &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/24\/poem-unpain-vocations\/\">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":[32,9,15],"tags":[294,87,393,116,431,388,220,359,66,658,94,17,478,511,380,583],"class_list":["post-2484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-top-pun","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-awe","tag-capitalism","tag-dreams","tag-economy","tag-heart","tag-hope","tag-labor","tag-life","tag-money","tag-poems","tag-poetry","tag-political","tag-values","tag-vocation","tag-work","tag-workplace"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: Unpain Vocations | About Top Pun, Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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