Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Long before I met you,
I was introduced to myself first.
And that meeting took awhile,
Before I felt a clarity.
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The first question I would ask,
Of anyone expressing a wish to drive...
Through life without dues to pay.
With only desire in their eyes.
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If you're traveling through Babylon,
Keep your respect in check.
Keep your inner vision there protected.
And...
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Not only do I come alive,
When you give me the eye.
And not only do I feel inside,
So satisfied.
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The telling of lies told and sold,
To deny in a hiding of one's insecurities...
Does not prevent,
An increasing mental instability...
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I too knew so well,
Exposed scenes young eyes...
Should not see.
To begin a journey with steps to skip,
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Isn't it easier to criticize,
Anyone doing something with their life...
They seem to like to do with a doing done.
Than it is to stop from feeling aggravated...
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You can find time to research my life,
From every aspect of it.
To create for yourself employment as done.
But you can not hire me as a consultant,
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No one's here to endure pain or suffering.
No one can explain to what gain pain brings.

Who benefits from sacrificing love?
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What part of life are you living.
What part of life are you living to give?
What part of life are you giving to live.
What part of life are you giving.
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