{"id":2849,"date":"2023-11-22T14:51:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T22:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottneelan.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/the-void-we-stumbled-into\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T22:51:47","slug":"the-void-we-stumbled-into","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottneelan.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/22\/the-void-we-stumbled-into\/","title":{"rendered":"The Void We Stumbled Into"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p>Anyone else remember when <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>everything felt like it mattered? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It all was so important, so urgent,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>so full of meaning and emotion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each day, each moment was something worth experiencing,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>all roads leading to something bright and beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happened, then? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When did the clouds roll in forever?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why did it all just fade away? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where do these twists and turns carry us<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>if not into the bright beyond? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where did sensation leave us <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>so dull and grey and empty? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tried to seize the day so hard <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>we squeezed out all we could, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and here we are caught up in nothing <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but vapid, wasted dreams <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>of the void we stumbled into <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone else remember when everything felt like it mattered? 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