Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Honestly?
You asked for my opinion,
And here it is for free!
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Play me for a fool you may.
To inflict a public stumbling fall.
I am not that weak to sit still and weep!
Or complain that my knees
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I don't understand?
What's not to be believed?
You have never been told the truth...
And now you are seeking clarity?
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How can so many choose to walk in darkness,
With so much that is revealed?
How can so many not wake up from conflicts...
Without a thought to think or anything to feel?
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If what is going on can not be seen...
There is no need to ask what's going on!
Go back to sleep!
It is obvious that is where your comfort protects.
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Feasting on ethnic heat I feed.
Spiced with choice ingredients!
Disqualified I'm declared...
To breathe air my birthright brings.
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You may as well reveal it,
When the time comes
For it to be revealed.
Concealing misdeeds done,
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No one wants to understand,
Why times are the way they are!
Why more people are acting strange,
And bizarre.
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How do I know what makes you happy?
I've been listening to you for years.
I've been listening to you...
Sharing your agony and fears.
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Why argue with those who oppose reality?
Addicted they are to drippings,
From a rusted faucet...
Slipping out of reach.
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