Around other people we tend to while away each precious new day

davidsmith208
Jul 9, 2018
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Poem:

Around other people we tend to while away each precious new day. Maybe it’s better to be alone and go to the woods like Henry David and Thoreau. It is wrong to waste all your time watching TV like the Bourgeoisie. DS Poem July 9, 2018

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