{"id":438,"date":"2011-09-19T14:50:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-19T21:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/?p=438"},"modified":"2014-07-11T00:22:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T07:22:40","slug":"the-empty-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/the-empty-room\/","title":{"rendered":"the empty room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My calls reverberate<\/p>\n<p>Around the empty space<br \/>\nEchoing sharply off of the<br \/>\nCold, dead slate walls<br \/>\nBouncing and bouncing and bouncing<br \/>\nWith increasing speed<br \/>\nTo rebound and cut my exposed arms<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t remember entering<br \/>\nThis room<br \/>\nAnd I can\u2019t see any door out<br \/>\nBut it\u2019s very dark<br \/>\nPerhaps if I feel along the wall<\/p>\n<p>But I don\u2019t move<br \/>\nI can\u2019t even be bothered to sit<br \/>\nI just remain<br \/>\nStraining to search the darkness<br \/>\nFor<\/p>\n<p>Him<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m looking for my father<br \/>\nWhich is ridiculous<br \/>\nHe\u2019s not there<br \/>\nNo one is there<br \/>\nNothing lives here<br \/>\nNothing can<br \/>\nBut I\u2019m convinced that<br \/>\nIf I just remain and<br \/>\nLook and look and look<br \/>\nAnd call and call and call<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-453\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DadDaughterShadow.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DadDaughterShadow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DadDaughterShadow.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DadDaughterShadow.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sarahbullion.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/DadDaughterShadow.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nothing will happen<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost academic<br \/>\nMy job is just to<br \/>\nStand there<br \/>\nSearching<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My calls reverberate Around the empty space Echoing sharply off of the Cold, dead slate walls Bouncing and bouncing and bouncing With increasing speed To rebound and cut my exposed arms I don\u2019t remember entering This room And I can\u2019t see any door out But it\u2019s very dark Perhaps if I feel along the wall &hellip; 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