Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

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4881.
Mother Nature Knows

So sad are their beliefs,
When they speak of what is theirs.
And...
After landing on foreign shores,
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4882.
Nowhere On This Planet

When they discover that their wars,
Bring nothing but dead ends to them...
They may find a life to salvage.
Perhaps one that has not been ravaged...
...

4883.
Such Portraits From The Past

Is there a relevance in attempts made...
To restore a past,
When an innocence was more restricting?
And the slow pacing done in those days,
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4884.
Less Thought To Accomplish

It would be wonderful to leave tags and labels,
On everyone.
To ensure that having a satisfaction is done.
And those tags and labels never move in time.
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4885.
Not On My Side Of Sanity

I'm expected to be in place,
For those that are inconsistent?
And unreliable too?
I don't think so.
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4886.
When I Lead I Do Not Follow

I am not one to seek,
That good negro on the plantation appeal.
I am a field hand and proud of it.
Although I can whip up some biscuits,
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4887.
Inappropriately Touched

Insisting the children of today,
Have innocent minds that should be protected.
Is likened to insisting,
Pride in oneself and family values...
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4888.
Wean And Break

In places,
Where most minds of people are stuck.
As if certain parts of their bodies,
Have been encased in braces.
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4889.
When An 'I Have Had It' Arrives

When an 'I Have Had It' arrives,
With no need of added explanations.
That icing on a cake that has been baking,
Is that final touch needed that ends what had begun.
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4890.
That Need You Have To Show And Tell

Whatever side of 'fluff' you sit,
I was never one to be a part of it.
I've made my visits.
But to identify me with a place,
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