{"id":25216,"date":"2021-03-31T08:48:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T14:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/?p=25216"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T19:55:27","slug":"ratsel","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/ratsel\/","title":{"rendered":"Archived: R\u00e4tsel by Landen Shuey (Junior)"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-25216-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ratsel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ratsel.mp3\">https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Ratsel.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have an enigma,<\/p>\n<p>A problem if you will<\/p>\n<p>Thinkin\u2019 about pieces,<\/p>\n<p>Using a writing quill<\/p>\n<p>Black splotched ink,<\/p>\n<p>Makes it seem so hard<\/p>\n<p>To put it together,<\/p>\n<p>The pieces of my heart<\/p>\n<p>Spring and storms,<\/p>\n<p>they come and they go<\/p>\n<p>Walking away,<\/p>\n<p>like when you walked out the door<\/p>\n<p>When I see this r\u00e4tsel<\/p>\n<p>I think the hazel<\/p>\n<p>Of your eyes<\/p>\n<p>And it reminds me,<\/p>\n<p>Reminds me of my demise<\/p>\n<p>Mortality pieces,<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t seem to fall into place<\/p>\n<p>Missing some corners,<\/p>\n<p>On the side of my face<\/p>\n<p>1000 pieces,<\/p>\n<p>and 1000 more<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics are missing,<\/p>\n<p>Stolen from the store<\/p>\n<p>Puzzle pieces,<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re getting out of hand<\/p>\n<p>Losing the battle,<\/p>\n<p>Losing the love of our land<\/p>\n<p>People forgotten,<\/p>\n<p>Lives trickle like rain<\/p>\n<p>The pieces inside you,<\/p>\n<p>You can feel them fade<\/p>\n<p>I have an enigma,<\/p>\n<p>a problem if you will<\/p>\n<p>All of these pieces,<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t seem to fill<\/p>\n<p>Fill up the lonely,<\/p>\n<p>Tired and troublesome days<\/p>\n<p>An old man once told me,<\/p>\n<p>The puzzle&#8217;s like a maze<\/p>\n<p>Lost in its constructs,<\/p>\n<p>Lost in its thoughts<\/p>\n<p>Looking around me,<\/p>\n<p>All I see are dots<\/p>\n<p>Confused and sad,<\/p>\n<p>I start to say<\/p>\n<p>This puzzle&#8217;s pieces,<\/p>\n<p>Are in the wrong way<\/p>\n<p>But who am I? Who am I?<\/p>\n<p>Who am I to know?<\/p>\n<p>The way that the pieces,<\/p>\n<p>Should begin to flow<\/p>\n<p>Streamline and steady,<\/p>\n<p>I am on my way<\/p>\n<p>To finish this puzzle,<\/p>\n<p>Some strange rainy day<\/p>\n<p>But once again,<\/p>\n<p>I really should stop<\/p>\n<p>Trying to be someone,<\/p>\n<p>That I&#8217;m really not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I have an enigma, A problem if you will Thinkin\u2019 about pieces, Using a writing quill Black splotched ink, Makes it seem so hard To put it together, The pieces of my heart Spring and storms, they come and they go Walking away, like when you walked out the door When I see this&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/ratsel\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-25216","post","type-post","status-archive","format-gallery","hentry","category-archive","tag-junior","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25216"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25442,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25216\/revisions\/25442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aimsreview.aims.edu\/incite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}