Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

When it's spoken and should be understood,
For what it is...
It ain't!
When I'm expected to listen,
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They don't know what 'this' is!
'This'...here!
Because they have no idea who I am,
And 'how' I am connected to it!
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I wish I was
Caught up in the shallowness
Of my own thought process.
That would make it much easier
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This comes as no surprise,
Your goodbye hurts my eyes.
These tears I can not stop...
Each dropp blocks my farewell.
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Everything but the truth is accepted.
And 'if' you are blessed,
Knowing what it is...
It is like finding a rare jewel.
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Father...
The spreading of false sincerities,
Have many slipping faced down in BS!
Of course we are in the midst,
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To know love.
To know love and enjoy!
To know love and enjoy a thankfulness,
That is grateful!
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I don't want you in my arms,
Just for sex and sweat.
I want us together...
Simple and not complexed.
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Just to prove
They did not have respect
For themselves or others...
They killed themselves!
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