Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

The mothers are now saying,
Their children need their fathers.
But weren't they they ones,
Who kept the fathers away?
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You will not pick me as your victim,
To have me believe it.
Because I wont be the one,
To have that done.
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Those who lie and deny they do,
Have never been introduced to value truth.
Dishonesty for them is a way of life.
And a mindset like this without insight,
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Enchant me,
Even with my eyes closed...
You do.
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If you want romance,
Is there still a chance...
You could slip away,
From your quick and grab it habits...
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It is just uncanny.
And quite a mystery to me...
Why acts or violence,
Inequities and disparites...
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If I lied about knowing love.
In your mind would I increase,
In value?
Would I be someone you might chase,
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President Obama...
How do you hope to restore the confidence lost,
By millions of Americans who have...
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Everyday is an audition,
For those with gifts and committed.
With strict discipline inflicted,
The ones devoted can not sit.
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Those most dependable,
Are not the ones we show...
A giving of respect.
They're often people we neglect.
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