Hoosegow And How

Hoosegow And How

A Poem by Pete
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We are born as innocents. We are polluted by advice. - Thoreau

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Breaking Out Of Prison Stock Photos ...

a brig of heartache
these bars i've forged a mistake
time for a jailbreak



© 2025 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"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 10, 2025
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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..