Double Jeopardy

A Poem by Pete

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. - Thoreau

Did he do it to me on purpose

or am I just a fool?

I'll take "TRUTH" for a thousand Alex ...

© 2020 Pete

Author's Note

"For most men, it appears to me, are in a strange uncertainty about it, whether it is of the devil or of God, and have somewhat hastily concluded that it is the chief end of man here to "glorify God and enjoy him forever." Thoreau

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Added on April 12, 2020
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Author

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..