Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Even achieving to achieve an achievement,
Done to do.
Will leave someday to find another way,
With time taken once again...
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A collusion to find that undermines.
Or none to conclude the presence of obstruction.
Does not mean,
Allegations of attempted inappropriateness...
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I should be less self involved.
And bring comfort to others,
Who are now in need?
Is that what you are saying to me?
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How about this take,
To the one you chose...
To eliminate and erase.
It involves the devil.
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I don't blame you.
Not one bit.
Some can accept reality.
And many are offended,
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Everyday I am offended.
By those who are entertained,
But choose not to accept...
They do a protecting of their own ignorance.
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Would someone find it better to be critiqued,
By another known to beat around the bush?
Or would they appreciate a more directness,
From one with no investment placed...
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This...
I want you to consider.
Now...
Whether you commit it,
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On what basis can you rate my experiences?
What scale would you use to highlight or deflate,
A calculation of the anguish and fears I've endeared?
And what or 'whom' are you comparing my life to?
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If the same people are frequently heard complaining,
About being chased away from those places they go...
On a daily basis to show their faces,
What is it that they obvious love the most?
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