{"id":4418,"date":"2012-09-09T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2012-09-09T18:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2012-10-01T00:14:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T07:14:57","slug":"red-bellied-sparrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/2012\/red-bellied-sparrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bellied Sparrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A Red Bellied sparrow thrashes<br \/>\nDesperation clawing against the clear glass<br \/>\nOf a crimson window frame<br \/>\nFeathers soft turned brittle with fear<br \/>\nPush and push with no result<br \/>\nFighting a one sided battle<br \/>\nWith an immovable object<br \/>\nAnd a mind that cannot comprehend<br \/>\nThat this battle cannot<br \/>\nAnd will not<br \/>\nBe won<br \/>\nRed bellied sparrow with heaving chest<br \/>\nThrow yourself against the window<br \/>\nNo more<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cradle of mercy<br \/>\nCup the wilted head of the defeated<br \/>\nCarry it gently<br \/>\nFeeling with curious fingers the fluttering<br \/>\nHeart beat of an animal trapped<br \/>\nA being consumed by fear and confusion<br \/>\nNestled close against your chest<br \/>\nFeel the fear from a cage<br \/>\nCast by the crimson shade of light<br \/>\nOf an escape masked with unseen bars<br \/>\nCarry it gently<br \/>\nOut into a light untainted with crimson<br \/>\nWhere, extended into space<br \/>\nThe cradle parts<br \/>\nSetting the red bellied sparrow free<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Return now to the cage of your home<br \/>\nThe red bellied innards<br \/>\nOf a cage you could never recognize<br \/>\nCarry yourself gently<br \/>\nFor the walls are closing in<br \/>\nAs you set one free<br \/>\nYou lock yourself in<br \/>\nCreature of mercy find your cradle<br \/>\nTo carry you free<br \/>\nRed bellied sparrow your feathers are all gone<br \/>\nYour battle has stripped you of your wings<br \/>\nEven now your war against this window<br \/>\nBetween you and your dreams<br \/>\nRed bellied sparrow with heaving chest<br \/>\nAnd a broken heart<br \/>\nThrow yourself against the window<br \/>\nNo more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Red Bellied sparrow thrashes Desperation clawing against the clear glass Of a crimson window frame Feathers soft turned brittle with fear Push and push with no result Fighting a one sided battle With an immovable object And a mind that cannot comprehend That this battle cannot And will not Be won Red bellied sparrow [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[1965,1966,1968,1501,384,352,1597,1967,1053,1074],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4418"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4418"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4425,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4418\/revisions\/4425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.multer.com\/people\/monica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}