Showroom

A Poem by Pete

The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right. - Thoreau

It's hard to drive when you've never held the wheel.

Tough to pray when you can't even kneel.

Impossible to think when all you've ever done is feel.

Welcome to the showroom.

Here's the key.

One seat fits all ...

© 2019 Pete

Author's Note

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth. Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment." - Thoreau

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Pete

Boston, MA

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..