Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Truth revealed.
Today?
Has become more of a threat.
To fear and upset so many.
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Whatever it is that is here and appears.
There had to have been someone near it,
Who knew it to identify.
But decided to go along.
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No time given to anyone is promised.
No one living,
Has been born with it guaranteed...
Forgiveness will be granted.
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Giving anyone the right,
To do whatever they please.
And when they like.
With it supported to endorse and encourage.
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Vivid.

Here it is.
Out in the open and clear.
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A mule.
Accustomed and raised to stay stubborn.
Refuses to move forward.
Off of a path it has trespassed.
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If the volume of it gets obnoxious.
And the sound of it,
Increases with a disrespect.
To expect it accepted.
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Try not to...
Unhear what has been heard.
Try not to...
See what has been clearly seen.
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An ignorance kept.
To knowingly depend upon.
As if a safety net.
Has begun to prove self defeating.
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People who have become nonjudgemental.
With a leaving restricting biases behind them.
Discover when it is found.
Accepting to tolerated the differences of others.
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