{"id":3340,"date":"2023-10-13T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T13:37:43","slug":"that-swamp-was-mine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/that-swamp-was-mine\/","title":{"rendered":"That Swamp was Mine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-1440x1080.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-1240x930.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/www.thenextfewhours.com\/KH\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/That-Swamp-was-Mine-Kathleen-Hudspeth-2023-smaller-508x381.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;That Swamp was Mine&#8221;, Kathleen Hudspeth, 2023.  Oil and graphite on paper; 12&#8243; x 16&#8243;.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the dream,<br>I was lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in the swamp<br>in the weeds<br>in the undertow<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew my way, though,<br>because the way was mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>that swamp was mine<br>those weeds were mine<br>the undertow was mine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I awoke, and realized that I was afraid<br>because I had found myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the dream,<br>the threats of violence were mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the dream,I was lost. in the swampin the weedsin the undertow I knew my way, though,because the way was mine. that swamp was minethose weeds were minethe undertow was mine I awoke, and realized that I was afraidbecause I had found myself. 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