Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Some have played the same one game for so long,
Even in the playing of it alone...
They believe someone is trying to convince them,
Giving it up...
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Tragic are the facts of life and reality.
Some avoid with attempts made to escape.
With facts from them wanted chased to erase,
For an exchanging of sweets and treats...
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Freedom we have to breathe.
And still with this given,
As a gift one is blessed to get...
So many believe themselves entitled,
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What is needed most,
If relationships are to be kept close?

'Honesty.
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You have been accused of lieing.
Embellishing events that actually occur.
What statement can you make,
To defend yourself?
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Triumph you can over doubts.
A decision made to prevail,
To leave depictions perceived...
Of failure behind as it is defined,
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You can turn the tide.
Only you, no one else,
Can determine and decide...
Who am I to you?
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I loved it...
When you danced with life.
As if the light within you kept,
Would shine through your eyes...
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Seeing people for who they are,
When they believe one to be...
A 'nobody',
Makes it better known...
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Commitment to discipline,
Is a lifestyle one adopts to adapt.
As is motivation and initiative.
Few can say,
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