{"id":1284,"date":"2020-02-22T04:16:45","date_gmt":"2020-02-22T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/the-dale\/?p=1284"},"modified":"2020-02-22T04:16:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T09:16:45","slug":"a-hearts-spirit-by-isaiah-hilman-smalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/the-dale\/2020\/02\/22\/a-hearts-spirit-by-isaiah-hilman-smalls\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;A Heart&#8217;s Spirit&#8221; by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1285\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1285\" title=\"photo 1516589178581 6cd7833ae3b2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.farmingdale.edu\/sites\/the-dale\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/photo-1516589178581-6cd7833ae3b2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo 1516589178581 6cd7833ae3b2\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>&#8220;A Heart&#8217;s Spirit&#8221;, written by Isaiah Hilman-Smalls (Photo: <a class=\"_3XzpS _1ByhS _4kjHg _1O9Y0 _3l__V _1CBrG xLon9\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@jtylernix\">Tyler Nix<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">He never knew what real love could be.<br \/>\nEvery time he looked in the mirror, there was a reflection that he couldn&#8217;t see.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Felt like his heart lost the urge to beat,<br \/>\nand when he walked he couldn&#8217;t even feel the ground beneath his feet.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Thought he would forever be lost and that his soul would turn rotten.<br \/>\nHe hoped to find a light one day so he could no longer be forgotten.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Then she came along and blessed his life with a light that was brighter than the Sun&#8217;s shine.<br 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