Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

At no time have my eyes ever wandered too far,
To stray from that which I wished and wanted.
I may have experimented to walk on different paths,
But the task and the doing...
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I was still in my early twenties,
When I felt I had earned my doctorate's degree.
After I had graduated from elementary school,
I had already received my 'bachelor's'.
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Sometimes I wish I had been less obstinate.
With a readiness to be more subdued.
I often reminisce about this.
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I've grown accustomed to view walls,
As a creative opportunity.
I see space with a wanting to use it.
As if to be inspired by what it isn't.
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If anything in the past,
Was given and meant to be long lasting...
Very few on the receiving end,
Would today be left to complain...
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I need to get much richer,
With...
Spiritual beliefs.
Teasing 'things' just can't do it.
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It's not that I mind,
You continuing doing those things...
You find endearing and love to do.
I don't mind you doing that at all.
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One with a twisted tongue,
Can do more damage...
With a leaving of a devastation done,
Than a plague of locusts.
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There are people with a motive,
To be...
Left alone.
And many are to this committed.
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Static...
Factions.
Static...
Factions.
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