{"id":1359,"date":"2020-12-28T15:52:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T15:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2021-02-12T22:20:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:20:38","slug":"a-smile-got-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/index.php\/2020\/12\/28\/a-smile-got-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"A SMILE GOT LEFT BEHIND"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1359-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A-SMILE-GOT-LEFT-BEHIND.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A-SMILE-GOT-LEFT-BEHIND.mp3\">http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/A-SMILE-GOT-LEFT-BEHIND.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5>She lost all interest in staying alive<br \/>\nWhen staying alive became<br \/>\nThe sole purpose of living.<\/h5>\n<h5>She wasn&#8217;t depressed, just curious,<br \/>\nAnd wondered why, without having<br \/>\nAn object, reason, or goal,<br \/>\nLiving should become meaningless.<\/h5>\n<h5>Of course, she reasoned, meaning<br \/>\nWas only on the visible side of life,<br \/>\nThe part of living that can be<br \/>\nBlind, mute, and paralyzed.<\/h5>\n<h5>She looked forward to invisible living,<br \/>\nAnd smiled\u2014the only movement she had.<\/h5>\n<h5>Visiting family often wondered<br \/>\nAt her perpetual sweet smile,<br \/>\nAt her relaxed body, and<br \/>\nAt the unexplained exaltation they felt<br \/>\nAfter they sat beside her a while.<\/h5>\n<h5>Two cousins, who had played imaginary games with her,<br \/>\nStopped by often and enjoyed talking<br \/>\nBack and forth across her bed, absorbing her Peace.<\/h5>\n<h5>They asked her questions, and listened to her silent answers.<br \/>\nThey understood\u2014like when they were children\u2014and that gave them comfort.<\/h5>\n<h5>Before they left, they always kissed her on the mouth<br \/>\nAnd remembered that comforting smile.<\/h5>\n<h5>10\/01\/19<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/unseenreality.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/A-SMILE-GOT-LEFT-BEHIND.pdf\">DOWNLOAD PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING She 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