Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Preferring subservience,
Over self determination...
Feeds those begging,
To be seen with appetites...
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Not only was the game played,
By your rules.
Those that played,
Stifled their own created visions...
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Reality has been rejected.
A past that is wished,
Was never respected.
Minds today are confused in indecision.
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A freedom given to undermine,
Shows all of the signs...
Of a road chosen to take,
Of being closed.
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So many are born and blessed with unique gifts.

And those blessed to play hide and seek...
Should not be deprived of imposing this talent.
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It doesn't matter to me,
What you now know...
And what you found out.
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We accept.
Even those rejections,
That come to us unexpected...
We accept.
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Why do you tie your shoes like that?

'To see how quickly it can be done,
When they are on my feet.'
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The ship sinks.
And the naysayers on it,
Still have not blinked.
Those who praise themselves,
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