Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Baby...I am for real!
You can not buy or steal this from me.
It's prepackaged for quick delivery.
And maintains its freshness whenever it arrives!
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Lay your head and rest it on my shoulder.
Feel you can deeply breathe and free yourself
From tensions I am here to help release.
Together...
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No more will my high horse be ridden.
No more hollow gallops taken on trails empty,
To vent unknown and misunderstood frustrations.
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I remembered being married.
Now I am happily divorced.
I don't recall wishing this bliss.
Or when I preferred pound cake,
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Out done by circumstances.
Out done by missteps taken...
Behind doors left cracked.
They can not control a thought
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I want to believe this!
More of this and that I do...
As told to me as it should be from you.
I want to believe your heart is true.
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You picked the right day for torture.
It was too quiet and serene,
To be left untampered.
You wanted your presence felt...
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I am so glad my days are simple.
So glad my sights are clear.
Viewing life nonjudgementally...
I'm free to express my cheer!
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Being detached
Doesn't mean an attraction isn't needed,
Isn't wanted or wished.
Being detached means a hopeful encounter
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Didn't we meet in a dream?
Do I look familiar to you,
As you to me now seem?
I want to scream and say, 'This is it! '
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