{"id":2764,"date":"2026-10-16T11:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/?p=2764"},"modified":"2026-10-25T13:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T12:45:11","slug":"nine-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/2026\/10\/16\/nine-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Lives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\">If I had nine lives<br>I might explore the world<br>Let the tides take me as they swirled<br>I might visit all the places I can't anymore<br>All the places that shut the door<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I think I'd spend one alone<br>Watching life, a pattern being sewn<br>Far off, observing<br>To memory conserving<br>How the leaves rustle and the birds sing<br>The silence of winter and the beginnings of spring<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I think I'd spend a few reconnecting with old friends<br>Make plotlines out of loose ends<br>They deserved better<br>Than some silly ADHD forgetter<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I'd probably spend more than half<br>Making up on behalf<br>If the mistakes I'd accrue<br>In the first two<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I'd like to do more<br>To beat every score<br>I might stumble into a worthy accomplishment<br>No longer the prime embarrassment<br>At least for a day<br>Imagine what they'd say<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I might live one without that hole<br>Somewhere inside, a click beside my soul<br>I mightn't carry a childhood of hurt on my shoulders<br>Grime that doesn't wash, dirt that smoulders<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I think I'd reinvent myself each time<br>Same grin, different chime<br>Perceptions to be toyed with<br>My identity; another weapon to smith<br>Another form to mould<br>To beat to shape before its cold<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I think I might just find nine loves<br>All in one life, let fly the doves<br>I'd explore all corners and curves<br>Find the reflexes of all nerves<br>Find the caress that burns my heart<br>And the lash that makes me dart<br>Let it twist my spine<br>Contort me, give me a sign<br>Love me behind those eyes<br>Somewhere deep, past stifled sighs<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I might just save one for me<br>After giving so much, just a little glee<br>I might make a little something of myself<br>Someone whose book you might have on your shelf<br>Or littered across your tumblr feed<br>Across notes, a story to read<br><br>If I had nine lives<br>I don't know what I'd do<br>But I'd probably spend one with you<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An anonymously published poem which will be updated daily until it&#8217;s complete. Follow the poem on the journey the poet intended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,71],"tags":[166],"class_list":["post-2764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal","category-poetry","tag-anonymous-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2764"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2809,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2764\/revisions\/2809"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.koornbeurs.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}