InquisitionA Poem by PeteWho hears the fishes when they cry? - Thoreaua single terse tear is it mine or is it your's why does it only fall behind closed doors whose cheek will it call home today will it ever depart or is it here to stay does it descend from fate's unmitigated ruler or from a sanctimonious clown perhaps a child at heart like a plummeting star why does it drop during this most unexpected time of life this relentless barrage of feeling this internal bombardment of strife this battle led by drum and fife the crooked finger of guilt points at you was it ever really cried how could it, when time dries is it caught in perpetuity or is it just a falling knife © 2020 Pete
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Added on June 1, 2020 Last Updated on June 5, 2020 AuthorPeteBoston, MAAboutI 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..Writing
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