Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

It just seems to make life lived easier,
To seek and wish for that which is correct.

To lie, deceive and deny...
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Teasing done between kids,
Is easy to accept.
It is infectious and expected,
When hormones are set.
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The last time someone said to me,
I couldn't do what I enjoyed in my own hometown.
That I would have to leave to find peace of mind.
With a creative outlook I had that sought activity.
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I find I remain available,
For that which I am blessed to get done.
I don't sit and find excuses to express my gifts.
Nor hesitate to create...
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When fear becomes greater,
Than the payment to keep it under control.
This generates an expensive undertaking,
That never seems to diminish in threats.
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It has been a long time,
Since I've tested wings to fly.
Now when I choose to soar,
I feel I must spy to see who is near by...
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What is not working,
Has long passed the hour...
Of needing to be fixed.
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If 'rules' of immigration,
Were applied many years ago...
To those who could not read or write,
Or speak the English language properly...
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You've allowed your discomfort,
To excuse outside irritations.
You've invited inside your mind.
And now you find yourself without time,
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Something had to have been there,
Before the absence of it is recognized.

There are those who wish for love.
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