Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Minimum wage?
Raise the minimum wage?
For the purpose to do 'what'?
Dignify the myth of equality?
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On the other side of the light they are.
On the other side of that brightness.
Never to become that shooting star.
That travels the universe...
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It takes a while to catch a thief.
Slick they are in receiving sympathy.
With a sincerity believed,
They would be the last to steal.
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I've drifted amidst,
Broken promises once wished.
From parents and friends.
Even past lovers gone...
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See you later,
I'm not into that data.
Downloaded or to text.
With pictures to collect.
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I like it!
This feeling.
I like it!
Am I dreaming?
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Demons are chameleons.
And precise when chamouflaged.
Put on the spot they will hiss and slither quick,
To avoid being exposed with a venom to spit.
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Decide you are deserving,
To whip some excitement up...
In your life.
Just a notch or two for you will do it.
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I was asked to do a reading!
And at one time I did them free.
But don't 'expect' for me to do them...
Without offering a fee!
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Returning attention given to those seeking it,
By telling you what you are not...
And what you could do to improve your status,
For their approval and acceptance...
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