Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You want clarity?
Which version?
The one your delusion 'has' created?
And you seek a settlement,
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You say you're going to turn a leaf.
But it's the same thing over.
You say you're going to release your grief.
But it's the same thing over.
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Choosing to sustain, maintain and keep their livelihoods,
They did what most conformed people do!
They chose to create no waves.
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Yes.
I am an Aquarian.
And not into heat that's humidified.
I am a 'let-the-snow-fall'...
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Until someone comes along,
To declare me officially crazed and mentally unfit...
I will continue to talk to myself,
With and in complete confidence...
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This news may come as upsetting to you,
But
I have a recommendation,
That should do wonders in advancing...
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Those who chose to poke their jokes,
At the expense of sincere folks
Seem to be missing in action these days.
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'Hi daddy.'
Yes, Johnnie?
Hi.
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I'm not the one to criticize,
The value of what is wrong.
Or weigh with unquestionable decisiveness,
That which is chosen is correct and right.
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A single thread of illness,
One has in mind...
And accepted over time,
Will eventually fray what has been sewn...
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