Gavel Unravel

A Poem by Pete

We do not live by justice, but by grace. - Thoreau

a seeming nuisance

hands, bibles and spilling guts

this juris prudence

© 2026 Pete

Author's Note

"If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself." Thoreau

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Added on February 16, 2026
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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..