Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Words spoken to hear them clear,
Will always come to offend...
Those unaccustomed to listening.
Or have a wish to comprehend.
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What is done to plant to seed,
Takes invested interest not to leave...
To grow with an expectation,
If left alone...
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No one who stays to accept and receive,
Should surprise anyone...
By their feeling obligated,
To express what they've been given.
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There are those who are taught,
And believe what they take away from others...
Is theirs to keep.
And pray they do to God,
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Deceivers now investigate,
Those accused to have deceived.
And crucial are these times,
Few find truth and honesty...
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Only fools rush in,
Where angels fear to tread.
Power mongers hungering,
Conflict and proof displayed...
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No one can give,
What is unknown to them...
Some have come to value,
As being priceless.
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Alike minds on common ground,
Together can find...
The right solutions to effect,
And produce success.
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Free to breathe.
Slow in comfort.
And done with ease.
Is such a peaceful opportunity.
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It is not always a truth told,
That is despised.
Often it is how it is told.
And the one bold enough,
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