That Which Really Matters

That Which Really Matters

A Poem by Pete
"

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. - Thoreau

"
Loose Change and the Unanticipated Side ...

maybe i'm insane
perhaps i've been under too much acid rain
life feels strange
deranged

they were right all along
i was wrong
not all pennies have wheat
as i try to move my copper feet
i aptly discern
it's not easy to change




© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"People make time for what matters to them." - Emily Griffin

**** Today I am a happy man, ecstatic. Pearl Jam's newest album is released! ****

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Added on April 19, 2024
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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..