Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I've seen those peaks pass,
As I climbed.
Looking back and feeling fantastic.
To breathe deep the fresh air.
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From afar,
I can only wish you well.
Within me I can feel...
I can tell,
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I know you have more to do in your life,
Than to agitate and stir up fights.
Criticizing me may appease your appetite,
For the time being.
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There are those who seek assistance,
To help them make up their minds.
They want to be sure any decision they make,
Will be approved and be just fine.
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You are just arriving.
And I have been here!
Don't think that I am going to be a gracious host!
You may at times find me gracious...
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Tease those with the least...
That a college degree is needed.
Feed them greed to tax!
Sit back and watch them display dysfunctions.
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An escape route from reality has been discovered.
Those cherishing their delusions,
Have come to sigh a breath of relief.
A last minute effort to smother them with truth...
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'Poppa...
What's reality? '

Come here, sweet baby!
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'D-minished! '

Plummeted is more appropriate.
Like a vanishing of prerequisites.
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Come,
And spend the night with me.
Unleash those temptations.
And be freed of them.
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