Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Overbloated by boasted ideals.
And consumed by boosted images.

None of this is real but affects mindsets.
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You say you have been waiting for me,
To express to you genuine love?

Would that be before or after...
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When they become prepared and ready,
To be who they are...
With clarity and confidence,
Few will be there to care.
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Did you leave your cookie cutter,
Near that boiling pot?
And it got too hot,
To get your cookies baked to taste.
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Just because a bit of snow is falling.
Doesn't mean you'll get a gift for Christmas.
You should want to be the giver,
And deliver this...
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Even though our actions have been absolutely wrong...
We stubbornly stand by them.
And will make them cost effective.
No matter who or what has to be sacrificed,
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Keep them deluged.
Keep them demeaned.
Keep them denied.
Keep them in need.
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People demand to hear me say...
'I am lonely.'
Because I live alone.
With peace of mind,
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The dirt diggers seek to smear.
Only to discover they uncover their own miseries.
Exposing their evilness and their insecurities.
For everyone to see!
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Mind over matter.
Keeps a face from looking sadder.
And that joy that hasn't come,
For one...
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