Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

From the day we first met,
I offered no pretense.
No attempts did I try,
To make for you a good first impression.
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To dwell in sorrow,
Has to be a noisy experience.
Where there is little peace,
That exists.
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I did what?

Use YOU,
To accomplish MY deeds?
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Not impressed am I by those,
Who drag wherever they go...
Their exasperated aspirations.
As if an experience they have initiated,
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A tailspin is dimming...
Everybody's quality of life.
With a greed fixation whipping winds.
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I remember...
Many years ago,
Being baited to argue...
About who I was, was not
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To row your boat,
It's best to know a little 'bout life.
You just can not do,
Whatever it is that you like.
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Why do you feel uncomfortable...
Playing games you've obtained?
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No matter who we are,
All of us are judged...
Based upon our conduct.
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Choosing to hide their delusions,
Has to terrify those in denial.
Those with a wish to protect,
Their hopes from fears...
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