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Perplexiglass

Perplexiglass

A Poem by Pete
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Maturity is when all of your mirrors turn into windows. - Thoreau

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Jubilee Mirror | Phillips Scott

i look in the mirror
nothing but glass and chrome staring back at me
to be or not to be
more than a question
a life's sentence to both read and see
a prison with a hidden key
let me know where and when you hear the jubilee
you won't have to come looking for me
'cuz there i'll be



© 2023 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
"Of what significance the light of day, if it is not the reflection of an inward dawn?--to what purpose is the veil of night withdrawn, if the morning reveals nothing to the soul? It is merely garish and glaring." - Thoreau

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Added on July 31, 2023
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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..

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