{"id":4545,"date":"2023-11-22T05:46:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=4545"},"modified":"2023-11-22T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T22:02:43","slug":"poem-the-hit-and-myth-nature-of-cautionary-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/22\/poem-the-hit-and-myth-nature-of-cautionary-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: The Hit and Myth Nature of Cautionary Tales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indigenous peoples have a legendary way of introducing stories: “This story may not have happened, but that doesn’t mean that the story isn’t true.” This is a way of pointing out that mere facts are not the only material for truth. There is storytelling in every culture that avails itself of this truth. This poem plays with this truth.<\/p>\n

The Hit and Myth Nature of Cautionary Tales<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

His life was becoming
\nMore like
\nA fable
\nLike Cain and Abel
\nAnd just
\nBecause it didn\u2019t happen
\nDoes knot mean
\nIts just not true<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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