{"id":61928,"date":"2017-08-07T09:18:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T16:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=61928"},"modified":"2017-08-07T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T16:18:35","slug":"winners-and-losers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/07\/winners-and-losers\/","title":{"rendered":"WINNERS AND LOSERS"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Selfie
Selfie kiss. Saigon, 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear friend,
\nAre you a winner, or a loser?
\nAre you a whiner, or a chooser?
\nDo you let your abusers
\nTake advantage of you?
\nOr do you break free
\nAnd rip your skin off the super glue?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Are you a winner or loser?
\nDo you let your past define you?
\nOr are you like, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fuck it, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m gonna color my own new hue\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Are you a winner or loser?
\nDo you care what the world thinks of you?
\nOr do you seize the day, and build yourself up… more and more of you?<\/p>\n

\"Kile
Kile Brewer. Provincetown, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Are you a loser or winner
\nDo you bring home the bacon and make your own dinner?<\/p>\n

Are you a loser or winner,
\nCan you withstand the cruel cold of the darkest winter?<\/p>\n

Are you a loser or winner,
\nWill you be a good role model to your kids or
\nWill you blame everyone else around you
\n… will you ever take yourself accounted for you?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Winners and losers,
\nThere are The life affirmers
\nWho are the life choosers.<\/p>\n

They are strong, active, and see the future as bright and wide… panoramic.<\/p>\n

\"Pinnochio
Pinnochio nose. Downtown LA, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So friend, are you gonna set sail again,
\nEven though your risks sank the titanic?
\nWill you be gigantic or small?<\/p>\n

Will you stand tall over the pettiness and bullshit?
\nWill you keep spraying your creativity, and empty your clip?
\nWill you keep working hard, until your arms tear?
\nDo you got strong balls, and bulletproof underwear?<\/p>\n

It don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a girl or a guy, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re both equally inspired and divine.<\/p>\n

\"Heart
Heart tattoo. Downtown La, 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So friend,
\nLet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dance together
\nRegardless of the shitty weather.<\/p>\n

BE STRONG,
\nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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