Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

We.
You, me and so many others too.
Are rushing.
Like no other time ever before.
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People everyday,
Are becoming more afraid.
Of what has entered their homes.
And wherever else,
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If you really knew.
Knowing.
What others go through.
Showing.
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Trust not to get.
Or have it to give.
Neither to earn.
Nor shown deserving of it.
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There is no going 'back'.
To fun attractions.
And those kept precious,
Delusions had.
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Evil people crave attention.
For their wicked misdeeds to perform.
And paying no attention to them,
Is something done they don't expect.
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This crisis.
Hasn't been divisive at all.
This crisis.
Has brought people to their knees.
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Healing.
Healing takes,
A lot of truth these days.
To face.
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Subjected.
To the effects of acceptance.
Without thought to think.
Or consideration given,
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Oh.
The woe of it all.
Stopping to listen.
With a paying to give,
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