{"id":2779,"date":"2014-09-17T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-18T03:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spclarke.com\/?page_id=2779"},"modified":"2014-09-17T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-18T03:59:52","slug":"allegiance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spclarke.com\/?page_id=2779","title":{"rendered":"Allegiance to Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>My allegiance to me<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 does not cease,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nor waver,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 like some political decree;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nor such a thing as to savor\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A hard won peace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 or the wise decision to flee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My allegiance to me,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 like a face,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Or a flavor,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I prove to the nth degree<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 with no concern for favor\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Just that one place<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The only place I care to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where I may swear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My allegiance to me. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winter 2005<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My allegiance to me \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 does not cease, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nor waver, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 like some political decree; 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