Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Who it is we live to become,
To have experienced overcoming...
Ongoing trials and tribulations done.
With this still everyday,
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Why is anyone already known,
To be erratic.
Undependable.
Incompetent, unlawful, indecisive.
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So difficult it is,
To be that someone known...
As a hands on and disciplined individual.
Who can get a job done to do it well.
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Would it make a tremendous difference,
If we made ourselves...
Committed to the happiness of others.
Knowing what we sent and meant,
...

Caring to give attention,
To anyone, thing or situation.
Allowed to decay or lose its significance,
In attempts to prevent the quality of it...
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It is always unwise to lie and deny it.

It has to be heard and seen to witness.
With eyes clear and minds receptive.
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I live to find ways,
I can stay vulnerable.
With an innocence fresh from a childhood.
Long before cellphones and computers,
...

Sitting to admit this.
After self examining it.
The only difference between anyone,
Is in their appearance.
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Stupidity to give it.
Is stupidity to get.
When will this nonsense end.
Divisions to defend them.
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What is it today that is being kept safe.
The quality of life and values once had,
By the people living on promises.
What is it today that is being kept safe.
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