Only The Night Knows

A Poem by Pete

Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day. - Thoreau

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aimed, tossed darts

poured out hearts

spilled wine

lost time

crinkled bags of stale cheetos

rumpled, hangerless tuxedoes

dropped libidos

zeroed in torpedoes

straight-talking, whispered prose

where the moon dances and goes

a few of those esoteric things that

only the night knows

© 2023 Pete

Author's Note

"Do not despair of life. Think of the fox, prowling in a winter night to satisfy his hunger. His race survives; I do not believe any of them ever committed suicide." - Thoreau

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Added on February 15, 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..