Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Kids don't know this to notice it.
Kids do not notice to know this.

Commitment has never been an option given,
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I don't with intention,
Wish to offend anyone.
But so many are defending against,
Something they find offensive...
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I wanted with you to share happiness.
That and my wishes you rejected.
And that time to you did come to arrive,
When you found your rejection to me done...
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Sitters and their dreams,
Have had their realities ruined...
By a jumping for toys out of reach.
And a keeping of their high expectations,
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Your efforts to window dress respect,
And affection to then expect I will accept...
What others 'assume' from you I get...
Is either due to your witless innocence,
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Stories are created to have them believed.
Regardless if the telling of them,
Are embellished and untrue.
Eventually accepted life to them is given.
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There comes a time,
When those who choose to compete...
Refuse to do it with others too competitive.
They wish not to expose their incompetence,
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The air is freshened and sweet,
When minds are in sync and they meet.
Appreciation shown is greeted.
And with a giving that's believed.
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When something anyone does,
Is made to look easier than what it is...
Everyone will then make a claim,
Of being able to do it better.
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The one thing always reminisced to miss,
Is the directness of someone's true friendship.
And it is not appreciated until it is compared,
To the nonsense shared in some environments...
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