Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Slowly,
Inhale.
Just before the exhale,
Take notice of what happens.
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Your actions teach.
And influence the young.
Before they walk and talk.
And before their first teeth grow.
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Isn't it amazing,
What some people expect.
From those they've disrespected.
And shown historical neglect.
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The one thing,
Life has yet to provide.
Or offer to find and discover.
Is that place.
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Turn them off.
Those people wicked.
Turn them off.
And do this quick.
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People will not admit,
The creating of their dilemmas.
Then attempt to smother the facts,
By stabbing someone in the back.
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Experience to acquire it,
By one who has this obtained.
May often be disputed by naysayers.
However...
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If you're looking for love.
You don't know what love is.
If it's not there to feel it,
To give.
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The pressure?
Few unaware,
Could care less about that pressure.
Or how to measure,
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Try not to be provoked,
Into any argument.
With people stubborn.
Wanting to be right.
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