Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Why is it,
Whenever I hear someone say...
'I don't care.'
I become aware that person has compassion?
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What is it that I want from you?
Consistency!
Since I've been giving that,
For as long as I can remember.
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They belong to that generation,
That just isn't going to get it!
They are the ones adorned in 'bling'.
Life means for them to live externally.
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One day...
On a land you discover.
That is not far from that ship,
You await to come in.
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The constant reporting done of threats,
To advance fear in a projected animosity believed.
Intentionally keeps the mind tunneled visioned...
In acts to protect,
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I am just a poet.
A philosopher of sorts.
One who cohorts with others...
With common ideals as if at sport.
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Could I critique Poe?
Would he care to know,
My opinion of his vision.
Would the darkness felt in his heart...
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Selected to lead and not debate.
Choosing not to wait,
To express diplomic ineptitude...
That has come to stifle,
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What do you think about the Pope?
And the...
Influence of the church,
These
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Take what you value,
And put it in a sack.
Leave it where it's at,
And don't look back.
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