{"id":693,"date":"2002-04-30T11:56:14","date_gmt":"2002-04-30T15:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/?p=693"},"modified":"2002-04-30T11:56:14","modified_gmt":"2002-04-30T15:56:14","slug":"693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/?p=693","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>Well, no big post yesterday.&nbsp; There&#8217;s a reason for that too.&nbsp; I get the same number of comments for a short post as I do for a long post, and the long posts take forever to write.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Anyway, I did write something just now&#8230; didn&#8217;t really write it with the intention to post it, but i figured why not.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>Note: It is probably not about you think it is.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>So here it is:<\/P><br \/>\n<P>&#8220;Wait.<BR>Always wait.<BR>Now is not the time.<BR>It is never the time.<BR>Hold back.<BR>Restrain.<BR>Consuming thirst builds.<BR>It cannot be quenched.<BR>The dryness, the absence of the water longed for,<BR>Turns all around parched and barren.<BR>Cracked skin.<BR>Burns.<BR>Pressing on despite it.<BR>To wish to God that the water was unneeded.<BR>To wish for God to send the rain.<BR>A bleeding heart, wishing to be cared for.<BR>Cracked and dry as the skin surrounding.<BR>Lie face down, broken on the ground.<BR>Every thought, every need, every desire open there.<BR>Looking up into the face of the one,<BR>The one who holds the water.<BR>Eyes pleading, unable to speak.<BR>Fainting under the incredible heat.<BR>Eyes close.<BR>And you, you say good night.<BR>Always.<\/P><br \/>\n<P>One day I will find you.&#8221;<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, no big post yesterday.&nbsp; There&#8217;s a reason for that too.&nbsp; I get the same number of comments for a short post as I do for a long post, and the long posts take forever to write. Anyway, I did write something just now&#8230; didn&#8217;t really write it with the intention to post it, but &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/?p=693\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/span> <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":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=693"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/693\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkestlight.org\/xanga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}