Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Even in pain.
You called the plays.
And retrieved the ball...
Deciding where to throw it.
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Pick up your speed.
Don't be afraid to lead.
Crank.
It.
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Change for many is unbearable.
It is feared.
A life known lived,
In accepted stagnation...
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Justified and obstinate,
May make sense and provides...
Much more meaning to those,
Who have decided to divide a purpose cemented.
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Since neither of us are committed,
To continue our relationship.
I want the ring I gave you back.
Since the obligation to fulfill that contract,
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You tell others and say,
You are not impressed...
By those daily efforts of mine made.
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I 'had' been in those relationships,
With those who thought of me as competition.
And that became unfortunate for them.
Since I was in it for companionship.
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There are those dissatisfied,
With current government policies.
And wish to take it upon themselves,
To return to wholesome qualities.
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I care.
But with no one will I share,
A welcoming of their despair.
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When I was hard,
It wasn't enough.
The sensitive and warm nice guy,
I had to give with no hint of the tough stuff.
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