Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

I have no time to waste.
Or flair to share.
Nor will I show a false face,
To someone who may be physically attractive...
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Even though I was told,
You are indeed a Rose.
I still could not tell from the scent,
Since I suffer from a recent bad head cold.
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They've begun to remove the 'N' word.
From Tom Sawyer.
And other Mark Twain books.
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'Giving up all attachment to love.'

That doesn't make sense.
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We teach.
They learn.
And they pass on these lessons taught.
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Relying upon another,
Can be the beginning of a strained relationship.
Especially if one believes,
Doing what they please...
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No one should ever judge a book by its cover.
Since the content,
Seldom depicts what starts from the beginning...
To the end of it.
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I've revealed so much of me.
Some of it seems fantasy.
And as a writer,
I've always sought the truth.
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Today at my age...
You may call me anything you choose.
And I will still regard that as a compliment.
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Why do you insist,
On having me confront...
Your frank and bluntness.
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