Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I feel as if I have been violated.
Like an intrusion has taken place.
And I can not put my finger on it.
It was if something entered my space...
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No interest they have in politics.
Believing that and religion do not mix.
No interest expressed in local business.
And yet they insist...
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Step back and let this thought come through.
Weed yourself from baggage.
And free yourself of issues.
Give chase with haste that bitter taste to grieve.
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It's time to walk.
The overtime spent talking,
Is through.
You've been given a boost!
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The process of learning,
Becomes more valued upon observation...
And the acknowledgement of truth!
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I use to find myself staring at her.
She was so very beautiful,
My mother.
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Why do I applaud them,
With enthusiasm in my standing ovation?
Did you just see that?
Their performance given...
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Give praises for this day you witness,
In gratitude for those blessings...
That have come to you.
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'Say it! '

No!
I've kinda said that already.
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I was asked,
At a time...
If I knew what I was doing?
As if my thoughts,
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