Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Before the 'shock and awe'
There were trinkets tossed
To send them shopping.
That 'stimulated' them,
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Feed them trash.
And they will love it.
Overwhelm them with brilliance...
And they will be stunned.
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It only begins to hurt those,
Who applied misdeeds...
'Now' feeling themselves bleeding.
It only begins to hurt...
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I wanted to be that.
But I couldn't.
I had to be this...
And that would resist it!
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I am not daring you at all!
I dare myself!
I wish to stretch,
From enclosed boundaries.
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How is it possible to lay blame,
And not profess to be near...
To claim involvement?
How is it possible to own reactions...
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Does it matter what you say?
Not really.
Today?
People are seeking,
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IwishthatIcouldrushtoyouandmakeitokay,
ButIcan'tdothatbecauseyou'renotfeelingthatway.
IwishthatIcouldrushtoyouandmakeitokay,
ButIcan'tdothatbecauseyou'renotfeelingthatway.
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Why should I wish to be updated,
To a defective way you approach...
And look at life?
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People say they have no time to find,
To exercise their bodies or bring a peace...
To their minds.
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