{"id":3328,"date":"2024-10-24T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?p=3328"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:13:41","slug":"half-a-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/24\/half-a-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Half A Face"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3328\" class=\"elementor elementor-3328\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a719701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a719701\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-943617c\" data-id=\"943617c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-167d575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"167d575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Half A Face<\/strong><br \/><br \/><\/h3><div>The lonely moon<br \/>The sky is alive with bright hues of orange,\u00a0<\/div><div>Yellow, and gray<br \/>Beneath the dark green cedar tree<br \/>It is quiet on the bench where we sit<br \/>Thinking darkness is just another shade of light<br \/>Inhaling deep<br \/>You clear your throat, stand up<br \/>Wipe tears and begin to sing lyrics in a broken voice<br \/>Telling stories of unfulfilled dreams.<br \/>Sometimes you ripple with pain,\u00a0<\/div><div>But regain composure soon<br \/>To shine like a half-moon<br \/>Thin like a sheet of paper<br \/>Sliced directly down the center<br \/>With a razor-sharp\u00a0precision.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>By: Ashok K. 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