Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

To have awakened is a good thing to be!

And I have learned,
In the many years it has taken me to do it...
That the being there for someone else,
Will not automatically be interpretated...
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Lazy adults raised by irresponsible children,
Choosing to do what they please...
With the making of excuses encouraged as done,
Are not the ones to blame for their attitudes towards life.
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Ultimately,
A truth concealed will be revealed...
When the telling of lies no longer flies by,
The heads of those convinced...
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Whether I am on your list...
Or do not make an appearance at all.
Guest what?
Not a footprint on this path I have made,
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Sometimes I wish for nothing more,
Than to repeat what had just occurred...
To relive and remember,
Until some nonsense appears...
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Maintaining a maintenance of one's sanity,
Requires constant discipline.
And the benefits of rest one gets...
Not outdated 'yet' or considered obsolete.
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He,
Has not forgotten...
Where he came from.
Or the place of his birth.
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Game ready folks,
Have a ridiculous response...
For every nonsensical mindless thing done,
They do.
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Put a smile on your face.
Take your food stamps and fixed income.
And be happy you have shelter...
In a warm and safe comfortable place!
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You are correct!
I will not get upset,
Over those things your neighbor
Has done to you.
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