Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I have learned...
Anytime when you speak of 'we'
You refer to those much like yourself.
And to those who may have your 'interests'
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Unwrap their brains from the cellophane.
Something has curtailed their use.
A preservation will not induce thought.
Who wrapped them up like that anyway?
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Is it wrong for me to want you?
In the way I've wanted to want you?
Haunting me is your nakedness.
Yes I am confessing!
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Hope all of you are having a fantastic New Year...
Thus far.
And remember this:
Keep your dreams and wishes as your 'main' entrée.
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His life is a lie.
Smothered under alibis.
Tied he is to connected delusions!
Only his breathing...
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What more could I have...
If I already have all of You?
I could never feel 'without',
Or express moments of doubt.
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When you awaken one morning,
And feeling the absence of B.S.
Don't stop to wonder where it is...
Or quickly get dressed,
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Two weeks after I graduated from high school,
I was in the Air Force.
Patriotic and eighteen.
Scared as hell during basic training...
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A blast fantastic.
Lightening fast.
And penetrating with quickness.
Nothing earthly,
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Big shots poop out now!
Mangled they are...
And twisting in gale forced winds.
An ending to feed them notoriety...
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