Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

How did I stop what?
Aging?
As Long as I live and breathe...
Doing 'that' by anyone today,
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Even if I have to sweep the streets...
I wanna be the one,
To do that for you.
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It has been a long time since I had been a child.
Such a long time,
Those actions I did then...
Were tolerated and condoned by someone else,
...

Go to any neighborhood.
Anywhere.
Anytime!
And there will still be folks,
...

And the Lord said...
'I wish you all stop bothering me.
Pestering me with your foolishness.
Do you think I have time to waste...
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To bend the mind...
And entwine to stretch.
To create images,
Of contrasts no one forgets.
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Why are there some who say,
They believe in God.
Speak in tongues.
Pass judgement on others,
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When you are able to forgive,
Yourself and others...
For whatever it is,
That it has taken you time not to.
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Ripped apart,
Because of a truth known
And was spoken.
To break those backs...
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Folks are stuck,
And can't grow up...
To leave behind their colors.
Whites and blacks attack,
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