{"id":9556,"date":"2026-05-04T09:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T13:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=9556"},"modified":"2026-05-04T10:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T14:09:36","slug":"poem-stair-well-if-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/poem-stair-well-if-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Stair Well, If You Can"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This poem is a reflection on the race to the bottom that we often rationalize ourselves into when faced with insecurities&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Stair Well, If You Can<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9560\" src=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2492c366b3f5b1f687e2f0ca2f49b8f0.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"278\" \/>They were faced<br \/>\nWith two sets of stairs<br \/>\nUp<br \/>\nAnd down<br \/>\nDark<br \/>\nUnknown<br \/>\nGiven choice<br \/>\nGravity<br \/>\nWinning<br \/>\nThey descended<br \/>\nFrom along lyin\u2019<br \/>\nOf heirs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This poem is a reflection on the race to the bottom that we often rationalize ourselves into when faced with insecurities&#8230; Stair Well, If You Can They were faced With two sets of stairs Up And down Dark Unknown Given &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/04\/poem-stair-well-if-you-can\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,15],"tags":[336,462],"class_list":["post-9556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poems","category-political-and-philosophical-musings","tag-choices","tag-fear"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>POEM: Stair Well, If You Can | Poems, Political and Philosophical Musings | Top Pun&#039;s Poetry, Funny Puns, Free Posters, Public Health Radio Show! 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