{"id":125,"date":"2019-07-16T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/141.148.246.190\/index.php\/single-post\/human-life-a-story\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T08:40:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T08:40:32","slug":"human-life-a-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexisveenendaal.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/16\/human-life-a-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Life: A Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I grip the silver metal <\/span><\/p>\n

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in my hands and push <\/span><\/p>\n

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the smooth black plastic <\/span><\/p>\n

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beneath the glassy surface. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It draws ripples, <\/span><\/p>\n

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deep and swirling motions <\/span><\/p>\n

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in the water. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It propels me forward. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The triangular bow pierces <\/span><\/p>\n

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the untouched, green-blue <\/span><\/p>\n

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and the water moves aside for me. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Again, the paddle, and <\/span><\/p>\n

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forward I move across the lake,<\/span><\/p>\n

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muscles straining at the effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I push and push and move faster, <\/span><\/p>\n

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then lay the paddle <\/span><\/p>\n

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across my lap and <\/span><\/p>\n

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my fingertips dip into the cool <\/span><\/p>\n

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wake and I feel it break <\/span><\/p>\n

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against my skin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I pull my hand away and<\/span><\/p>\n

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the droplets fly as I sail forward. <\/span><\/p>\n

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My movement slows, <\/span><\/p>\n

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so I grasp the paddle <\/span><\/p>\n

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once more and <\/span><\/p>\n

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dip the end of it <\/span><\/p>\n

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I grip the silver metal<\/p>\n

in my hands and push<\/p>\n

the smooth black plastic<\/p>\n

beneath the glassy surface.<\/p>\n

It draws ripples,<\/p>\n

deep and swirling motions<\/p>\n

in the water.<\/p>\n

It propels me forward.<\/p>\n

The triangular bow pierces<\/p>\n

the untouched, green-blue<\/p>\n

and the water moves aside for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[36,179,71],"series":[],"class_list":["post-125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","tag-humanity","tag-paddle","tag-poetry"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/blog.alexisveenendaal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/pexels-pixabay-261516.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/blog.alexisveenendaal.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"https:\/\/music.amazon.ca\/podcasts\/09c34bbc-b359-49af-a286-31830ed5634c\/short-stories","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/short-stories\/id1621456328","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbGV4aXN2ZWVuZW5kYWFsLmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qvc2hvcnQtc3Rvcmllcw","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbGV4aXN2ZWVuZW5kYWFsLmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qvc2hvcnQtc3Rvcmllcw","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0lcQCRs52MfYlKs35lVX4K","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/short-stories\/id1621456328","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/blog.alexisveenendaal.com\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"

Human Life: A Story<\/a><\/blockquote>