Lost Luggage

A Poem by Pete

"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The therapist said that he had misplaced anger. How could it be misplaced? He always carried it with him, had it right where he wanted it and could take it out whenever he liked ...

© 2018 Pete

Author's Note

"A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you are when you are not yourself. Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. Know this to be the enemy: it is anger, born of desire." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Added on February 3, 2018
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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..

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