Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Direct and indirectly...
God has blessed me!
Not to have a child to have lived.
And I am today pleased with that.
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These truths we behold,
To be self-evident!

On this day...
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To feel and peel an Orange.
And to know it is naturally sliced.
Sweetened to eat when ripe.
Like a grapefruit!
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Pick up the pieces of the mess that's made.
Make sure no remnants get,
To be left kept as toxins.
Pick up the pieces of the mess that's made.
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We've been in this room eight days now.
The food supply is low.
And there is very little water.
Perhaps we should listen to that young kid.
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Your shame now shows a blemish.
You would like to diminish,
The exposure of it all.
But pretensions have dressed
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Finally you have found time to listen.
And I am happy that comprehension,
Has moved to the top of your list.
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They honestly believe,
Their illnesses are projected...
Throughout the nation.
That's the kind of medication they are on!
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How many wrongs have you known before?
How many times have you said,
No more to love.
And it was love you needed?
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Buyer beware.
What you see,
Isn't what you always get.
That has been known.
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