{"id":1151,"date":"2020-12-14T17:46:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T17:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/?p=1151"},"modified":"2021-03-15T18:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T18:58:52","slug":"upside-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/14\/upside-down\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSIDE DOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1151-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UPSIDE-DOWN.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UPSIDE-DOWN.mp3\">http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/UPSIDE-DOWN.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>PERVERSITY PERSONIFIED<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>One morning the world turned upside down and inside out.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Nobody noticed, except Evelyn,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Whose usually messy eggs turned over perfectly easy<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And toast was golden brown, instead of burned.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Her hair styled exactly as she imagined, first try,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And her makeup simply flowed on, as if of its own accord.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Driving to work, she marveled as the traffic opened up and let her through,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Even where gridlock usually jammed up and irritated her no end.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Parking was a breeze, and Mr. Grumpy Boss actually returned her smile.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Evelyn settled in at her desk, feeling grand, expansive,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Well prepared to handle all complaining customers with kid gloves.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>She smiled, sipped her perfect latte, and waited for the onslaught to attack.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>By lunch time she had dusted her office,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rearranged the shelves,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Alphabetized the files, and checked them twice,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Polished the Customer Service complaint sign,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And sat twiddling her thumbs.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>On the way home, she stopped at the incredibly handy grocery store<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Where she was the only shopper in line to check out.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The smiling clerk was kind, and her bill surprisingly small.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Her apartment door unlocked on the first try.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>She was amazed that her living room looked so very chic,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Yet comfortable and welcoming.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Her kitchen was bright and cheery.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Cooking was extraordinarily easy.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dinner was a culinary delight.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>In the evening, she sat down in her beautifully appointed study,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Poured a glass of deliciously fruity Zinfandel,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And pondered the stunning, radical changes in her daily life.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>Seems that, in spite of the grace and beauty of her perfect day,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Where all details dovetailed with precision, something was perfectly wrong.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>She missed the challenges. 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