"Sham Pain"

A Poem by Pete

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way. - Thoreau

Dusty bottle Stock Photos - Page 1 : Masterfile

in popped carbonation

a lost elixir of love on a dank, dusty shelf

i saw you in an uncorked recollection

faded bubbles

carrying no more

forever pouring out my once sparkling soul

© 2023 Pete

Author's Note

"In our sanest moments we find ourselves naturally expecting or prepared for far greater changes than any which we have experienced within the period of distinct memory, only to be paralleled by experiences which are forgotten." - Thoreau

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Added on January 2, 2023
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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..