Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

THIS...
May one day,
Click in the minds of those with a dawning.
With an understanding of humanity that sinks in!
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Too convenient has been made a dropping that exists,
Of one's responsibilites on the shoulders of others...
To allow and permit.
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The moment to stop complaining,
About anything repeatedly condoned...
Is when one has boarded,
A train, a boat, an express bus...
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It was all that had been wanted,
Back then.
When wishes seemed easier to dream,
And to get.
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The return of long missed realities,
Has made the waiting for them...
As crisp as fresh air wished,
By those who had wondered...
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I've got those capitalistic blues.
With a wanting to stretch a dollar...
And a hope that a few pennies found and added,
Will deliver to me that taste of a glazed donut...
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If only I could make each tomorrow that comes,
Less disappointing than those yesterdays now gone...
I would awaken before every dawn,
With a seeking to find that rooster...
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Those who live unpredictable lives...
Speak of wishing to have more control over,
That which changes on a daily basis.
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They think of themselves as worthless.
And they are.
With no value that has been identified.
Or a self evaluation taken.
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Had you ever gone to a zoo,
To specifically observe the animals?
And closely looked into their eyes,
With a feeling they were very intelligent.
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