Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Dishonesty and deception.
With a purpose to distract,
A truth one lacks.
Attracts shifting suspicions.
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It is not what gossipers talk about.
That solicits a malicious viciousness.
Nor are rumored facts.
Heard whispered by a nosey neighbor.
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Having access.
And being assessable.
To accept and express love.
24/7.
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Jolting are the changes.
Coming as they do to prove,
The urgency is a necessity.
Just like an upheaval of a storm.
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It should not take multiple decades.
For a people to awaken,
From self indulging their lives away.
On periods of time spent,
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Some may be heard,
To brag about their status.
As if an addiction.
Needing quick a 'hit' of it.
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Don't dedicate.
Your back to carry a load.
Remove it.
Let it go.
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'Wake up wake up wake up.
You sleepy heads.
Get up get up get up
And out your beds..."
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It is often said.
Learning does not end.
But actually begins.
After one graduates,
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When did truth to speak it.
Become a negative.
And when did mental abuse,
Produce so much attention to get.
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