Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I am not afraid of conflict.
I've known too much of it most of my life.
And today to run away from it,
I have not considered...
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Since I am not on the search,
For a distant pen-pal.
Or have an inclination to exchange explicit notes,
With someone unknown...
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You have let the 'hue' of things,
Bedazzle your quest...
To suppress with resentment,
Those who possess color.
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Different are the teachers of today,
Who are challenged to teach lessons...
To collective minds,
Sitting with a desire to be taught...
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'Alms for the poor.
Alms for the poor.'

Is this a new gimmick their using?
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Finally I am feeling a sense of regularity.
Absolutely nothing like this have I felt in years.
And I do not attribute this to a change of diet.
Although I must confess,
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I never thought that being mature,
And taking responsibility for my own actions...
That I, alone, choose to be held accountable for doing,
Would come to be regarded as showing signs of weakness.
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You want a job?

Wake up to face reality for what it is!
There are plenty positions still available.
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It is time you recognize,
And maximize the living your life.
If you jump up with it.
And do not sit.
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You wanna get close,
So you can set me up?
Well don't do it.
I've been through it.
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