Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

What 'brothers' do you refer to?
Not the ones you annoyed, destroyed
And chased away?
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On the wings of a cosmic rush,
Thrusted.
So quick the speed of it,
Is only felt as energy.
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My heart hunts to be captured.
Runs to be chased.
And sits in denial.
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Bring it on.
With all of your defenses.
This doesn't get easier as you backstep.
As if a full picture you are trying to receive.
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Are you a joke?
Or is this an inappropriate time,
For your life to be lived.
And your dreams of securing a house,
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Don't overwork that smirk.
I'm not worth it.
I don't want you to use that much energy on me.
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I desire to be called many things,
For several reasons.
I too have needs unlike most.
I too am the host of my own fears,
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Must we discuss,
The lost side of negativity?
I choose not to reset bitterness,
To sit within me and make uncomfortable,
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If I had been obvious...
You'd be deplete of imagination.
At the lost of benefit,
And at your expense!
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He felt the pain.
But sought the beauty within it.
Alone in fame.
He stood on peaks no one has known.
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