Life Sentence

A Poem by Pete

In an unjust society the only place for a just man is prison. - Thoreau

we're all doing time

our keys won't turn the tumblers

thank god for ramen

© 2024 Pete

Author's Note

"Why the jailer does not leave open his prison doors, - why the judge does not dismiss his case, - why the preacher does not dismiss his congregation! It is because they do not obey the hint God gives them, nor accept the pardon which he freely offers to all." - Thoreau

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Added on February 4, 2024
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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..