{"id":927,"date":"2013-07-11T06:29:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T11:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=927"},"modified":"2013-07-11T07:46:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T12:46:56","slug":"poem-skin-in-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/11\/poem-skin-in-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Skin in the Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skin in the Game<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The gods are at war<\/span>
\nA blood sport for many<\/span>
\nThe spectators are plenty<\/span>
\nSeeded at the rite and<\/span>
\nOverlooking the arena<\/span>
\nAs bleachers whitewash<\/span>
\nThe stain power of the players<\/span>
\nAnnouncers pooring over each play<\/span>
\nDrunk with ail<\/span>
\nAnd inuries listless<\/span>
\nOver actors breaking a leg<\/span>
\nPundits pining sicks feat<\/span>
\nA box that no won can think out of<\/span>
\nMerely the latest stat<\/span>
\nWherever you melee<\/span>
\nWith the gods at war<\/span>
\nWho is it that dares to worship<\/span>
\nWith flesh and bone<\/span>
\nOpening themselves up<\/span>
\nOn to marrow<\/span>
\nA gaping dawn<\/span>
\nFor mirror mortals<\/span>
\nWear all we have<\/span>
\nOr have not<\/span>
\nIs in vein<\/span>
\nA standing oblation<\/span>
\nKnow truer thou art<\/span>
\nSow secure<\/span>
\nThe peril of great price<\/span>
\nWho will sell awe?<\/span>
\nAnd who will buy it?<\/span>
\nWhen will we come together<\/span>
\nMeans<\/span>
\nAnd ends<\/span>
\nOmen of good cheer<\/span>
\nRoot for all!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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