Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Why are your commentaries,
So filled with angst and cynical rhetoric?

'I like the way you put that!
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Justified will be their own misdeeds,
Again!
And again...
Their pretensions will be sought,
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We are at a loss to explain how this could happen.
He had been an average child.
Who hasn't skipped school.
Maybe just every once in a while?
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Whalloped!
With a zinging zap that pows!
A punch comes with a knockout...
That wows and stops to awe a crowd.
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A shift in blame is in full force.
And those responsible,
For creating division...
Are, of course,
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Those suffering from their evil addictions,
Will be cured.
In fact,
A massive healing has begun.
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Those burdens are not eased,
With an increase of intelligence.
There is a sense of responsibility,
One of wisdom can not resist.
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There are those who stimulate,
Just by the ignorance of their agitation.
And others seeking attention,
To compensate for their lack of talent...
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Denials kept,
Victimize and kill.
Denials kept,
Protect the sick from ills.
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A building done,
With no retraint...
Peels the paint.
And cracks the stairs.
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