Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

When people are wrapped up in themselves,
Listen to their conversations.
And the subject given most attention!
...

She's shallow and easily programmed.
And maybe that has something to do
With the size of the state she represents.
And that's not sexist at all.
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Hey,
I didn't invent the truth.
So don't accuse me,
Of abusing your realities.
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There are those who are into other people's lives,
To voice their opinions about how some folks live.
I've been conditioned to keep them distanced.
Generally they are the kind who do not mind,
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Have you yet grown sick of it?
Women referred to as pitbulls.
And men in politics stating openly...
The opposite sex,
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I can get depressed.
The 'whoa-is-me'
Down low funky kind!
The kind that collects ever depressed feeling
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The advice that helps best...
Is to stay away from each other.

I do not want to accuse you of being opinionated.
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So you saw me expose myself publicly!
Was I rehearsing a speech?
Was I preparing it for a gift,
When you saw me take a leak?
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I feel as if I have been violated.
Like an intrusion has taken place.
And I can not put my finger on it.
It was if something entered my space...
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No interest they have in politics.
Believing that and religion do not mix.
No interest expressed in local business.
And yet they insist...
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