Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Who are those people turning their backs,
When others walk pass them.
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Too brave are those orphaned by a society.
And unaccustomed to display their fears.
Too brave these days are they not given consideration,
For the challenges they must face.
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Claim it to name,
And want what it is changed.
Climb to the top of mountains.
Claim it to name and want it.
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Those who can not clear their heads,
By a resting done,
To move forward on their paths...
And put to bed a past.
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Why are you smiling,
Like a Cheshire cat?

'Oh stop exaggerating.
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The easier it looks,
For one to do something done.
And to keep those from the outside,
Looking in...
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I admit to once being an alcoholic.
Needing to drink wine everyday...
When in the 1970's.
And I smoked more weed,
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So many love to spoil their pets.
Especially those poodles.
With pedicures and silk worn vests.
Especially those poodles.
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If I was given the opportunity each day,
To seek a happiness with that on my mind to pursue...
Why would I spend twenty three hours of it,
Being negative and feeling as miserable as possible?
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You're one of the 'could ofs'...
With an 'if' attached.
And a 'would of'...
As a perfect match.
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