Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn

A Poem by Pete
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What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us. - Thoreau

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Map of the road to Hell!! | Library of Congress

No need to draw me a map.
I've been through Hell.
No plans on going back any time soon.
Trust me,
the road wasn't paved with good intentions.
It was dirt and jarring.
My keister still hurts from the ride ...


© 2020 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
“The traveler must be born again on the road, and earn a passport from the elements.” - Thoreau

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Added on April 30, 2020
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Pete
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..