Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Why do you look down in the dumps?

'It has been discovered my mother,
Allowed me to walk around in a dirty diaper.
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I would say the other one.
Not 'that' one.
But the older one.
He has the more experienced presence.
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Subjected to the essentialness of things.

There is a mood that dictates,
The essentialness of things.
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Some achieve acclaim and fame.
While others succeed in acquiring notoriety.
And yet there are some,
Sitting without wishes to want none of it!
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'We will seek them out,
In their hiding places.
We will reveal who they are!
And you will know their names.'
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Mommy...
Who are they in those cages?

'They are the ones,
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I am told I have a way with words.
I am encouraged when I hear that said.
I remember listening to my father talk.
And when he would sing...
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Some may choose to rush through life,
With a seeking done...
That reflects an absence of appreciation,
To anyone or at anytime shown.
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There are those who accept life,
Only from their perception.
And if it is not within their eyesight...
It simply does not exist.
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Yes...
My credit is bad.
It has been for a long time.
But guess what?
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