Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

To bend the mind...
And entwine to stretch.
To create images,
Of contrasts no one forgets.
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Why are there some who say,
They believe in God.
Speak in tongues.
Pass judgement on others,
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When you are able to forgive,
Yourself and others...
For whatever it is,
That it has taken you time not to.
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Ripped apart,
Because of a truth known
And was spoken.
To break those backs...
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Folks are stuck,
And can't grow up...
To leave behind their colors.
Whites and blacks attack,
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There is more than just a'little'
Freak in me.
And I ain't trying to hide none of it,
For rumors or gossip mongers...
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Needing less attention.
And confessing human sins.
This aging phase,
Finds many who have made it...
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Pleatheretta,
Loves but spills her scotch.
With her patent leather,
Knee high boots...
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We are not of this Earth.
Just to leech and feed our greed.
We are here to serve...
As observers.
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They had said they were riding,
Behind tinted windows.
And waving to me...
As I walked along the street.
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