{"id":4028,"date":"2022-09-15T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.holdsuponhappiness.com\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:22:48","slug":"a-poem-for-a-thursday-194","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holdsuponhappiness.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/15\/a-poem-for-a-thursday-194\/","title":{"rendered":"A Poem for a Thursday #194"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.holdsuponhappiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/simone-secci-49uySSA678U-unsplash-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4029\"\/><figcaption>Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@simonesecci?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Simone Secci<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/s\/photos\/questions?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeanne Marie Beaumont is an American poet. She has published four poetry collections and her work has appeared in a large selection of journals. Today&#8217;s poem, &#8220;<em>Afraid So&#8221;<\/em> was the basis of a 2006 film by Jay Rosenblatt. The film was narrated by Garrison Keillor and was featured at several film festivals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Is it starting to rain?\nDid the check bounce?\nAre we out of coffee?\nIs this going to hurt?\nCould you lose your job?\nDid the glass break?\nWas the baggage misrouted? \nWill this go on my record?\nAre you missing much money?\nWas anyone injured?\nIs the traffic heavy?\nDo I have to remove my clothes?\nWill it leave a scar?\nMust you go?\nWill this be in the papers?\nIs my time up already?\nAre we seeing the understudy?\nWill it affect my eyesight?\nDid all the books burn?\nAre you still smoking?\nIs the bone broken?\nWill I have to put him to sleep?\nWas the car totaled?\nAm I responsible for these charges?\nAre you contagious?\nWill we have to wait long?\nIs the runway icy?\nWas the gun loaded?\nCould this cause side effects?\nDo you know who betrayed you?\nIs the wound infected?\nAre we lost?\nWill it get any worse?\n\nAfraid So\nJeanne Marie Beaumont<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeanne Marie Beaumont is an American poet. She has published four poetry collections and her work has appeared in a large selection of journals. Today&#8217;s poem, &#8220;Afraid So&#8221; was the basis of a 2006 film by Jay Rosenblatt. The film was narrated by Garrison Keillor and was featured at several film festivals. Is it starting to rain? Did the check bounce? Are we out of coffee? Is this going to hurt? Could you lose your job? Did the glass break? Was the baggage misrouted? Will this go on my record? Are you missing much money? Was anyone injured? Is the traffic heavy? Do I have to remove my clothes? Will it leave a scar? Must you go? Will this be in the papers? Is my time up already? Are we seeing the understudy? Will it affect my eyesight? Did all the books burn? Are you still smoking? Is the bone broken? Will I have to put him to sleep? Was the car totaled? Am I responsible for these charges? Are you contagious? Will we have to wait long? Is the runway icy? Was the gun loaded? Could this cause side effects? Do you know who betrayed you? Is the wound infected? Are we lost? Will it get any worse? 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