Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You made me feel like this.
Oh yes you did.
I am...
Feeling romantic.
...

I'm in the mood for...

'Love? '
...

Ready and hoping for that taste of cake,
After the last slice of it is gone?
To then express attitude,
With an announcement made...
...

The only thing one can expect to come from quacks
Is something tossed from a mouth one should duck
Or stay stuck
Trying to absorb the nonsense thrown
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I once had it said to my face
That I did not 'act' right
Therefore that person made a decision
To ignore me
...

Willing one's adopted comprehension
Of what a prominence is on others to project
Is like any temporary state of an effective delusion
Until
...

Many finding themselves
With perceptions and philosophies unchanged
Over the past fifty years
And wishing to remain stuck in those times gone
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When I began to affirm happiness in my life,
Every obstacle possible seemed to appear.
As if long lost friends I had not seen in years.
With a making of their special visits,
...

How I feel and use words to interpret those emotions
Has nothing to do with you
And I know
You believe yourself to be at the core of my being
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Tough,
Are the lives lived of those once puffed.
Who today will not give up.
Although for them these times are rough.
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