Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

...I want to tell him I'm feeling like that!
'Cause he's my brother.
I want to tell him I'm feeling like that,
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The thing I like best,
About having the freedom to express...
As a poet,
Is this:
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I have been black.
To long to know,
Racism is a fact.
And living to experience that,
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On the streets in our hometowns
They stand together...
Men throw cans in carts together
Learning to live and eat whatever.
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Raised on slim chances,
And taught to feast on increased poverty
To survive in pretense and fear!
These children of tomorrow
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You may never know
That I am troubled too.
You may never know that,
Like I do.
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When you go for the money,
You'll be selling your soul.
And when one goes for just the money,
The heart turns cold.
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Choosing to walk on the right path,
Is going to have its obstacles.
Temptations will be there to tease,
With attempts to weaken.
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Where are the sounds of Motown now?
That innovative and daring reach to be different!
Nothing today can captivate...
Except Beyoncé who tintillates imaginations!
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I saw something I had never seen before,
Once I looked beyond my own sorrows.
I lifted my head and saw an open door.
A light was shining through,
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