Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Familiar is the build up used to excuse,
The hiding of truth and its effects.
Yet...
Its absence is not unusual,
...

Today they're getting hell.
Those who serve it to other folks.
They're getting hell,
Those who wished it to provoke.
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I don't like,
To do it to you.
Like...
The others did it done and to each other.
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I could feel you more.
Than I ever thought I could before.
Your scent has become unique.
I'm reminded of you when I am in crowded streets.
...

With the doing of it,
The doing of it should give you a lift.
And with the doing of it to do to get done.
With...
...

How many lovers does it take,
To know one love.
Without the heartache.
And the pain...
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You've got me filled with helium.
And I feel your lift.
You've got me filled with helium.
And I feel uplifted.
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It's refreshing to see discovery displayed,
For the first time in the eyes of others.
It's refreshing to see those moments,
When unexpected acceptance comes.
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Gone are the days of Amos 'n Andy.
But the Step 'n Fetchits,
Seem to have more descendents around...
To betray with a staging,
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A standard of life,
And the wish to keep this protected...
Has been the reason greed unchecked,
Created mounting depths...
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