Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

It takes more than a winning attitude,
To actually produce a win.
Some believe it is owed to them.
Those accustomed to adulation.
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I can no longer occupy my mind,
With imaginative associations...
To those who choose to distort friendships.
Especially the ones I've known for years...
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Oh I can be quite snide,
If that occasion should arise.
I can sling mud with the best...
If I am challenged to pass that test.
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From an egg one hatches.
And what appears is born.
Growth is expected.
And life goes on.
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It takes a lot to hopscotch over the line,
When it is done.
It takes a lot to get a push and open a mind,
To let things done be overcomed.
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If it wasn't for the love,
To me others showed and expressed...
I would not be here to enjoy,
Such a quality of life...
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It is difficult to remain objective...
When a solicitation comes.
It is difficult not to feel imposed upon...
When a rating is demanded,
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Those who have distanced 'themselves',
From the ones who spoke truth.
And embarrassed those distanced,
Who remain sustaining delusions...
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Anyone allowing themselves,
To be made useless...
With the producing of excuses,
Has reduced a blessing to them given...
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Creating a place,
To nurture the presence of doubt...
Affects and wounds,
One's credibility assumed.
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