Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You find you are alone...
Faced and pleased with pride
Earned and undenied by the trying.
Fueled by tasks grasped,
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Blessings are due,
To those who keep faith
Whether dancing in joy...
Or sobbing in heartbreak.
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I take a beating for my needs!
I kick myself and sit in despair.
I need a love of mine right here,
Not 'there'
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Their homes are destroyed.
Their resources are taken away!
Their quality of life is ruined...
And yet they managed to survive,
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Sad is the laughter,
Heard from a broken heart.
An outburst disconnected...
From what is shown,
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The people who have found an interest,
In the pursuit of that which is loved AND liked...
Are thought to possess an intelligence kept.
And labelled to be smarter than the rest.
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It's becoming very common to find,
Those who choose to live alone.
And with it done on their own...
To make ends meet,
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There will always be those who protest,
The upgrading to update...
Blighted sore sights in their environment.
And loudly they come together,
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I am the result of a thunderbolt,
That struck and stayed bold.
I am that result of a thunderbolt.
I'm that thunderbolt staying bold.
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What can you give me?
My grandparents?
I doubt it.
My parents?
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