Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Some of you have heard this comment before...
'You look good,
For your age! '
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You have preferences?
So do I.
But I don't conduct auditions.
Nor do I have an interview process.
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Some folks can't be respected.
They wont allow it!
Someone who shows another respect,
Today?
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Trust?
Are you kidding?
There is nothing I trust about you.
You allowed that to happen,
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Just because some things are made to look easy,
Doesn't mean they are.
Because someone enjoys what they do...
Does not mean it is easy for them.
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Flat on their backs like flapjacks.
Rustled and stirred,
Like they've been attacked by wolves.
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No matter how it is packaged.
Deodorized and scented for presentation.
Trash is trash.
Identified by its attraction to the gutter!
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Long before you could pronounce my name,
I was taking myself seriously.
When you believed I was not aware...
I was there.
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There is something being presented
That clearly separates from the truth.
It doesn't have to be spoken.
It is observed and felt.
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What do you mean,
I am not the same person,
You though you knew?
I am that person...
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