Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Do you gossip.
Playing possum all day long.

Ready to dump that junk.
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Corrosion.
Knee deep,
In corrosion.
Kept to keep,
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In defense of ignorance.
Who can not say,
They once embraced ignorance...
Or some form of it to know it well.
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Perception fascinates imaginations.
Even when the presenting of the facts,
Have been revealed.
Perceptions marketed to hype and sell,
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The only thing known to be shown,
That can not be stopped...
When a blooming begins the process,
Of an aging to start.
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Just how effective,
Is change?
When a few believe,
A change is needed.
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You can choose to see me as you wish.
With it perceived to believe...
My physical appearance to reflect it as is,
Can be easily judged as you dismiss it.
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Why are those people cheering,
The burning of those doors?
Is this a ritual of some kind?
Has there been something introduced,
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I am not one wanting to understand,
The reasons why...
Someone else becomes upset,
For decisions they've made...
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It takes incredible determination,
To heal from a nagging internal pain.
The steps are not quick,
When it is personally known...
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