Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Very few consciously choose,
To enter into toxic and abusive relationships.
And if the few who do this can be excused,
As empathy seeking victims and with the getting of it...
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If I could only chase away,
Every disappointment that had come your way...
To stay and not appease,
Your expectation to be please.
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I make what I do look easy.
So naturally,
Those who believe they know me...
Think there is no effort applied.
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You want me to believe in you.
In everything you may say and do.
But when you almost touch my trust...
There is something that you do,
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When I stopped taking the offensive side,
Immediately as I had done...
In my inexperienced past.
With a doing,
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Petty People...
Could care less if they are petty.
That's who and what they are.
Constantly seeking the center of attention,
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You may claim not to know my name.
But I remember,
You're the same 'old' you.
And if our love had remained...
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Some are afraid to hear a 'No'...
And,
Choose to walk away...
With their fears on display.
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Forums held on diversity and inclusion,
Seem to reveal one thing...
There has been a reluctance to admit,
Divisions exist.
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There is something about protecting to keep,
A child innocent and away from reality...
Eventually makes not one bit of sense.
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