Sheer Stained

Sheer Stained

A Poem by Pete
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A feeble body weakens the mind. The undressed is vulgar—the nude is pure. Whose property is my body? Probably mine. - Thoreau

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Vintage Stained Glass Window Female Nude

hiding nakedness
too afraid to show yourself
this ain't no eden



© 2024 Pete


Author's Note

Pete
“In dreams we see ourselves naked and acting out our real characters, even more clearly than we see others awake. But an unwavering and commanding virtue would compel even its most fantastic and faintest dreams to respect its ever wakeful authority; as we are accustomed to say carelessly, we should never have dreamed of such a thing. Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.” - Thoreau

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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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