Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If they had gone out of their way,
To have him appear the fool.
Why are they now the ones...
With those stupid looks on their faces?
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That buck has been passed from one to another...
For too long and too often.
With nothing getting done!
And now those who assisted in its worthlessness,
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Out of my mind!
So out of it...
I'm like an unfound diamond.
Rumored to be rare.
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No one should feel entitled,
In acts that progress
To continue disrespecting another.
But there are those who do.
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Fighting has never achieved unity.
The act of conflict itself...
Demonstrates division,
And isolates.
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Throughout the night,
Shadows cast by moonlight comes.
A mysterious breathing
Approach and lurches near.
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A door doesn't have to appear,
For one to knock and realize an opportunity...
Could be near.
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No one has to know...
You rather have yours split,
Without a banana.
You wish to have your toppings licked.
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They come in all sizes.
Those who take cheap shots!
With their lowbrow racist disguises.
To end up saying...
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I come out swinging!
I don't need a damn bat.
When I am at home plate...
I aim to send a message.
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