Toothless Combing

Toothless Combing

A Poem by Pete
"

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them. - Thoreau

"
Combing the wreckage of a bombed house

combing through wreckage
finding  pieces of myself
i need the glue too



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
Inspired by Pearl Jam's new song, 'Wreckage'.

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mou
Seeing the wreckage is a brave task but the thought of gluing those is truly daunting. Beautiful!
-mou

Posted 1 Year Ago

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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..