Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Am I not to know or feel the pain,
You went out of your way to inflict upon me?
Am I not to know the sneakiness by which you did it?
Or were you hoping I would dropp to my knees...
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A few are going to be on one side.
The rest will be on another.
And none will see the same parade...
Or who controls what they observe!
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All up in you.
That's how I'm gonna be.
Like the flu...
All up in you.
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Come here,
Quick!
We're hoping you can help us,
Make some sense of this.
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No need to argue with or convince me,
As to who you are.
Or your true identity.
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Pain!
Much of it,
We do not solicit.
A lot of it comes and shocks.
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**Wouldn't you like to ride,
In my beautiful balloon?
Wouldn't you like to glide,
In my beautiful balloon? **
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Fast break...
Dribble and reap.
Swoosh,
Through the hoop.
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From a distance you insisted,
I uncover my heart...
To express feelings felt.
You wanted to release it,
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Holding a firm grip,
Onto bitterness and anguish...
From times now that do not exist.
Is something people do!
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