Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

It is hard to maintain a trust,
Of those repeatedly making bad judgements.
And to keep them enforced,
Makes their decisions undeniably toxic.
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With a loss of communication between them done,
What could be mending without comprehension?
Without that factor!
What understanding is being shared,
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Some allow their projections,
To become influence by their perceptions.
And when they project a perception incorrect...
They find themselves in situations,
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If anything in nature had been created,
Based on falsities...
All that has been manmade,
To reflect a stability...
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Cheer we must,
With anticipated praise.
No muted yules should cloud our days,
With a stunting of celebrations...
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One 'chronologically' aging,
In years that clearly appear.
With a slow pacing done.
And the carrying of aches and pains...
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I can establish and build upon a mess.
To have some express they rest comfortably.
And if nothing better than a mess has been professed.
But in my heart,
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My family and I grew up in Hartford's projects.
Built in the late 40's as an experiment.
Needless to say,
That experiment involved people of color.
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Whatever you see in me believe...
Immah bee,
Immah bee...
Immah bee mee.
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When a valued peace comes...
So difficult it is to explain to someone,
The fading need to converse on the telephone.
The desire of experiencing nature walks alone.
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