Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

THIS...
May one day,
Click in the minds of those with a dawning.
With an understanding of humanity that sinks in!
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You have every right in the keeping of your beliefs.
And to quote from notes of those who lecture,
From pulpits to pedestals in speeches that preach.
However...
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Why is it,
That those depicted as being rude or insolent...
And prepared to quarrel,
Seem to be the ones having their toes stepped on...
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I may now and then,
Step away for a minute.
To replenish my energy.
And to keep it from being diminished.
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You may have the freedom to spy on me.
For as long and as often as you like.
And as long as you realize I exercise my freedom,
To know this is what you do...
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Often complaints are heard,
From grown men and women...
Who they blame for their insecurities.
While they did nothing innocently,
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You can say what you wish.
In detailed depictions to describe it.
However...
If you had not felt a pinch of it to feel,
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If I hopped to skip,
To then jump through hoops...
With an attitude seen to do it,
Sweating from heat and at high noon.
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Just minutes away.
Whatever it is wished,
Might be sitting...
Just minutes away.
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There should be no doubt about it.
You don't have to pout about it.
Or commute a brooding mood.
To allude with attitude.
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