Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

One wishes with hopes for those dreams to come true.
Most of us do.
One prays with a faith in a doing believed not to undo.
No matter what it is one has to go through.
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There is 'something' felt in the air.
Something that says the times ahead,
Will be okay.
With whispers calling for a patience.
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I use to care with a doing.
And a sacrifice with a giving away of talents,
To prove my sincerity with beliefs a unity...
Was not a cause but an obligation.
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Sticking with it.
And trying not to be out of it.
Everyday there is a reason I find...
Not to toss in the towel to give up and quit.
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Why are people quick to run,
To someone with a telling...
Of what is being done to them.
As they portray themselves as victims.
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Those who befriend others,
By expressing their discontent...
Of what takes place in a shared environment,
Need to be distanced...
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I admit...
There are gifts and talents,
I was born with.
I never had desires to 'be'.
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Ma...
Why do you spank me so much?
You know you are creating my dysfunctions.
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People divide amongst themselves,
With a choosing of 'sides'.
And those 'sides' subdivide within to begin,
Decisions that are made...
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There is more power in one ounce,
Of detergents used...
To remove stains out of dirty laundry,
Or the washing of greasy dishes...
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