{"sf1_id":1213682,"sf2_id":"J1OxRkze","title":"Night thoughts - 1. - Because why not","author":"Jiblits","words":281,"posted_at":"2017-07-20T04:35:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Point of View","Short Story","Thoughts","slice of life"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1213682-night-thoughts-1-because-why-not","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/J1OxRkze","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/3e/51/3e5113b4-5dc9-4629-828d-394a57df57dd","description":"","content":"Night thoughts - 1. - Because why not -\n\nDistance has always been mostly time to me, eluding my grasp in everything but my dreams each night\n\nI've always been able to hold close those memories I wanted the most, enjoying fictional moments with eyes closed, yet able to smile at each illusion of sight\n\nMaybe it's been too long to keep on with such a choice for procrastination\n\nThough, I still feel the same, for each, in some way, help me manage each new frustration\n\nI get older by the year as though a decade has past\n\nI'm limited by my being for what's shown, \u0026 assumed, though I show more for what never could, or did last\n\nAt least that's how I feel, it surprises me like an old man how many just don't know, or care to, at the end of the day...\n\nThe hard lessons learned, mistakes being repeated, again, so many assume there is no other way...\n\nBut, that's life, as Sinatra sang ages ago, only in mind now to so few\n\nThe world spins, \u0026 those stuck in place, angrily stand, watching the surprise-less show, at heart, they already knew...\n\nI hope my assumptions aren't right for the future always close by\n\nI just hope others move to make things better after the moments of asking why...\n\nTill then, I wait for the final gate of fate to burst open \u0026 show all...\n\nI'll be around \"I hope\", but even then, I can't say I'll be in any hurry to answer anyone's call...\n\n---Thanks for reading---\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; ---Always---\n\n  \n  \n\n","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1217837-night-thoughts-2-because-why-not.json"}