Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I'm going to sweep you up in my arms,
With a thrust unknown to you.
Overpowering all of your objections,
With a gushing love I have that's true!
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To eliminate a sentence,
To make a paragraph more accepting...
Or censor a comment to make an issue less
Affecting...
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You simply
Can't live a happy life
With a chip on your shoulder.
Or with beliefs that someone owes you...
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Have you been forgiven?
Have you looked inside,
To release those burdens of guilt?
Overcomed with anxiety...
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You'll never know,
How I feel...
Or lonely nights with tears
That fall.
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What has made listening to comprehend,
A major undertaking very few do with intent.
Even in the middle of a thought to mention,
For it to come completely with it said...
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Where are my nights?
My days?
My mind?
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The reality of things,
Often pricks and stings.
The reality of things,
Can bring on tears and sorrow.
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Forgiving does not erase to replace,
Or eliminate a pain to feel that is felt.
And words to use to abuse someone,
Has a way to linger...
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The hardest thing to do
When convincing someone you are right,
Is removing the smell of sewage
Where you are insistant upon releasing
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