Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

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6251.
That Dreadful Thing Upon Which Truth Depends

Those 'F' and 'N' words offend.
So do the 'B's and 'C's.
And the more explicit the 'M' with 'F' is used...
By children freely using them together,
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6252.
When I Opened My Eyes

I opened my eyes,
And determined I would only see Sun.
No matter who had said what to me.
Or the happenings in those yesterdays done.
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6253.
Embedded

I am 'never' going to forget,
Being quarantined and isolated.
And those hurtful things said to and about me.
As I laid in recovery...
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6254.
Give Me Any Reason

Give me any reason why,
You walk around and talk, talk.
As if you're on a mission,
Just to walk around and talk, talk.
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6255.
Remaining Happy

No stories left,
Do I have an urgency...
To compare in the telling told.
About confronting and defeating,
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6256.
Not Listening Effectively

Clarification!
I did not accuse you,
Of not listening.
Effectively.
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6257.
Like You And I Were In A Marriage?

You say I have been harsh and critical,
Aloof and seem to be unreasonably embittered.
You also make claims I have been unapproachable,
And that my actions are more like a quitter.
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6258.
Unified By Their Nonsense Making

When people become offended,
By someone expressing an identity...
There is an acceptance of an unconsciousness,
That has become collectively defended,
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6259.
Fix Your Own Wreckage

You fix your own wreckage.
I have lost all patience to assist.
When I determined I would face obstacles,
Alone on my path is how I did it.
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6260.
Deceptive Vanity

I am sure nothing that they did,
Could be said was done in vain.
Although,
It can be said...
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