Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You seem as if,
You could care less...
About that which is going on around here.
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Stimulated to motivate,
With an appreciation of it.
Eliminates resistance,
And the fearing of risks.
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If you gave me what I wanted,
All the time.
You would not be on my mind...
Doubted.
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Stop the complications of,
Your perceptions of...
A simple basicness,
You...
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They would rather not,
Have their dirty laundry exposed locally...
On the streets.
To them that is offensive.
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Although it is said,
Those living their lives...
In deprived neighborhoods,
Have no clue...
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Accusatory and noisy minds,
Seem to never find their way out of the woods.
And the ones seeking to be understood.
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If a solicited opinion is given,
And the one in the right...
Is often placed in the position,
To defend what has been mentioned...
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The facts are left unapproached.
To acknowledge them would mean,
The facing of mistakes made.
And that for many,
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Condoning ignorance,
Does not prepare anyone...
To defend against it.
Even those with an abundant wealth of it,
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