Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

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4241.
Heat It In The Kettle

Mix and blend before you can,
Feed me!
Heat it in the kettle then,
Feed me love!
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4242.
One Lives Never To Forget

Upset?
By a bit of tart tongue,
From a street wisened dialect.
One can spit out,
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4243.
Which One Is More Likely To Succeed?

Is the pain of hearing a 'no',
Easier to take...
For one accustomed to hearing it.
And continues to move on...
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4244.
Insensitive, Cold And Indifferent

I have my insecurities.
And I am glad to have been younger,
To had been made forced to deal with them...
Publicly.
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4245.
I Highly Recommend You Find Another Job

You want the oven turned on,
But you don't want to go into the kitchen?
And you expect the pots and pans to be spotless,
Because you are a new arrival.
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4246.
Dreaming

Dreaming to live a life to live,
And not living a life that has been given...
Is much like wanting to see flowers grow,
In one's backyard.
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4247.
Speaking Terms

I apologize if my actions yesterday,
Seemed a bit petty.
I have been stressed lately.
And took that out on you.
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4248.
By Any Other Name

A known betrayal done,
By any other name...
Is a 'betrayal' done just the same.
It is an act to blatantly deceive.
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4249.
If It Was About A Lot Of Money

If it was about a lot of money...
My mind would be,
Trimmed in dollar bills.
With-my-thoughts-on a million of them,
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4250.
Transitions Descending

Transitions descending,
And not subtle at all.
These 'cosmic' transitions,
Are not kept on pause to stall.
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