Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If I offend...
So be it!

I am not here,
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I use to think,
Making sense was an objective...
Many people had.
Like the establishing of common sense,
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Why should I express regret,
Or miss something as I applied my own sweat...
With the knowing in the doing of it,
Has been and is well done?
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The disdain and your displeasure,
Have both been shown with equal venom.
Your point has been made.
And so has the confirmation of your tunnel vision.
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I have no clue as to why,
I enjoy confronting those...
Who believe my life,
Has been a trimming of poetic verses.
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An awakening is occurring.
Many seeing things for the first time...
Seem to acknowledge the act of breathing,
As if never done before.
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You read a chapter from a book,
Epic in size and content.
And now you are convinced...
You are prepared to lecture,
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I have been writing,
Much longer than many can claim...
To have had a consciousness.
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Seeking a familiarity,
That comforts a nervousness?
Seeking to be gratified by a confirmation...
That allows for a polishing of pride,
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Bemoaning one's insecurities...
Or accusing others for discussing topics,
One unsolicited chooses to bring up...
Are signs of an unconscious mind.
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