<\/p>\n
There is a moment in a man’s life<\/p>\n
when he realizes deep down in his gut<\/p>\n
his groin, his gait<\/p>\n
he realizes<\/p>\n
he’ll never experience much<\/p>\n
that life has to offer.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
TV, news, radio, magazines, books, atlases, photos<\/p>\n
airplanes, buses, the brain, our imagination<\/p>\n
can’t take us there or anywhere<\/p>\n
near the sum of experience.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There’s a time in your life<\/p>\n
when sadness soaks all and<\/p>\n
awareness becomes a chore given<\/p>\n
there’s so much you’ll never have or know<\/p>\n
in this big candy story.<\/p>\n
And the only recourse once you do feel<\/p>\n
once you do know this,<\/p>\n
the only action, the only response<\/p>\n
is to give up<\/p>\n
sit down in your garden, enjoy the day’s sun<\/p>\n
’cause you ain’t going anywhere important<\/p>\n
in this short time you’ve got.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Enjoy your slice and<\/p>\n
give up the guilt of not owning<\/p>\n
the whole damn chair of stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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