Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

A truth to speak that offends,
To express to be heard...
In a society declining,
To undermine reality...
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Amusing entertainments are slowly being removed...
From decades of increased addictions 'given' to them.
Those who sit to munch in comfort on popcorn.
Leaving too many overdosed as if under hypnosis,
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Have you tired of accomodating,
Cheap cheaters.
Are you tired of accomodating,
People who sneak...
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'I want.
I need.
I 'must' have.'
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In my heart where the love for you is kept,
I need not repeatedly visit.
What has been captured remains to stay.
Even to drift away momentarily to reminisce the 'ifs'...
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People are looking with their noses turned up,
Outside of those kept standards they value...
For a resolution that will dissolve to solve,
Their internal problems...
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Empathy given to sympathize ignorance,
With it increasing and leaving more evidence...
That an acceptance of it has been achieved to protect,
Is a direct reflection...
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I wanted...
And at one time,
To be accepted.
With a feeling I connected,
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What continues to fail,
Are those accusations made.
That have become for many to be accepted,
As something foolish humans do.
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What about me?
I am here to be seen.

'But what have you done,
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