Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Who do they think 'they' are?
Dumping their garbage,
In someone else's backyard?
And to do this without getting our permission?
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As a narrative to not expose with a doing kept,
To keep undisclosed to conceal facts hidden...
To deliberately replace them to elaborate,
On that which isn't...
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Anyone can elect to be whomever they wish.
They can do this in campaigns,
Or in a gathering of forums conducted...
To convince others of like minds,
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After lessons have been taught...
Step aside and take pride.
There is nothing else anyone can teach,
That increases a comprehension...
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The greatest discovery one can find,
Is the doing of their own thing.
With a doing that comes to occupy the mind.
And to do it done not to express what it is,
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Most have lived to pick their choices,
Throughout their lives.
Whether enjoyed to like or hated,
These decisions were made and consciously.
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What are you doing?

'Pushing buttons.
It should be obvious.'
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You may dislike me for your own reasons,
Unknown to me as you continue to do it.
But don't feel alone.
Eventually I will find some dislikes of my own,
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Running to escape to get away?
Who is it and what,
Does the chasing?

When you say you've got to get away,
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The teaching of hatred and conflict,
Does not end with a flip of a switch.
The teaching of hatred to divide produces,
An increase of conflict...
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