Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

The first time I was introduced to truth,
I had to walk around with my head down.

The obviousness of it had yet to arrive,
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If I don't find a purpose,
To get up and get things done...
I'll waste the day away.
My day will waste away.
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so many have committed themselves
to nonsense and bs.
when confronted with the realities
of their efforts and conditioning process,
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Just take that,
Pudding and put in on the shelf.
Just take that,
Pudding and put in on the shelf.
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Keep this in 'your' mind...
You chose me to be your competitor!
And...
I am still minding my own business,
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An empathy given is beginning to wane,
For those who initiate conflict in discreet...
And do their best to create opposition.
With a doing as that demon wishes.
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I'm gonna beat this stuff.
This stuff that's got me ruffled up!

I'm gonna beat this stuff.
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I have made no references...
Sarcastic or not,
To any animated rodents...
With big mouse ears.
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Aren't you happy to hear,
The unemployment rate...
Has gone down.
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Giving up on dreams I've made,
To wine and shop all day.
And come home to have cake,
Served by a butler or an upstairs maid!
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