{"id":5151,"date":"2024-01-23T13:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2024-01-23T13:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T18:43:00","slug":"poem-dead-precedents-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/23\/poem-dead-precedents-2\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Dead Precedents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can we let go of the stale, moribund notion that money will give us security and somehow not come between us and our humanity.<\/p>\n

Dead Precedents<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He could not handle change
\nSo he only dealt with folding
\nMoney
\nAnd that kind
\nWhich
\nNo one can touch<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Can we let go of the stale, moribund notion that money will give us security and somehow not come between us and our humanity. 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