Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Where one receives,
A college degree.
To qualify a knowledge obtained.
That certifies them to be,
...

A throwback wished,
For many who still may get...
That wish for common sense to return.
With truth to speak it.
...

As face value?
Nothing is what it is meant to be.
And a probing is distanced intentionally.
...

Wishing for a past to return to relive,
Has to be those wishes made by the ones...
Doing a procrastinating done.
They did it then and still do now.
...

Their own beliefs drove them insane.
With accusations and denials kept,
Speeding the process.
Blaming others for their hold on stubbornness,
...

Everytime I see you,
You appear to have nothing on your mind.
As if you are happy all the time.
To me this doesn't make sense.
...

To be scrutinized over periods of time,
Eventually brings to one a liberty...
To choose to do what they please.
Knowing in the doing of it...
...

Remember those days,
Seeing people cross a street...
To avoid the ones hungry and homeless?
With a looking down from their held high noses,
...