Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

The truth of the matter is this...
Your beliefs,
Are only as concrete...
As your convictions.
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So much I want to see you grow.
But not with a holding onto your hand.
Some folks hold on much too long.
To discover,
...

You snooze you lose,
That's it.
I'm no longer in the business,
In keeping you updated...
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You asked for this.
And every bit of what I have,
Is yours from me to be given.
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I want you to come to the wedding.
'Who's wedding? '
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Why haven't I contacted you at all?
My priorities have completely changed.
I had to adopt another focus.
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If I look a certain way...
With my head up and not down to the ground.
They become offended.
Especially when I smile...
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You have broken my heart.
And again I find myself mending.

To know love is to know,
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Leave them alone!
You pose a threat,
To their process.
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If you have come to believe,
Someone can actually be blamed...
For your pitiful life lived?
Look in the mirror!
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