Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I came to you.
Believing I was needed.
Believing I assisted,
With the sharing of your happiness.
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Take your left foot,
Then you move it.
Followed by a vision right.
One that remains clear and in sight.
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I try,
But sometimes deny...
Any attempt to do poetry justice.
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I need more than superstition,
To remove suspicions I have of love.

I feel as if,
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The first of the month seems so promising,
Doesn't it?
An elevation of expectations begins.
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You and I,
Share a history...
We should not deny.
And I,
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The only notion broken,
Is a spoken peace unseen.
To let that fall to pieces,
And leave.
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No matter what others may think of me,
I am here for you.
And if I did not mention them,
You would not know they exist.
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If I was not able to listen,
I would not grow...
To comprehend to say I know,
Anything.
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So many lifetimes I have lived,
Among some who have just lived one.
Experiences I have had a plenty.
And many I observe have had few,
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