Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

"I hate being thought of as someone ignorant."

Well...
If you stop trying to be intelligent,
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It should no longer,
To anyone these days amaze.
That there are those who initiate conflicts.
Will also be the same folks campaigning,
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If many were suddenly freed,
From their pretentious lives to live.
And forced to face reality for what it is.
They would feel threatened and horrified.
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No one lives,
To grow from one stage to another.
Done to have aged.
And blessed with this to do,
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Remaining prepared,
For any opportunity that comes...
Has its benefits.
If one stays aware,
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Anyone who has lived in ghettos.
Where projects are built,
To house those to keep poor.
With labels to place to lay blame.
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When misdeeds are sought,
With a need to perform them done to do.
Why is it then that some will claim,
Their intentions implemented were innocent.
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Fakers are not the ones,
Making progress with them gained.
Fakers are the ones who complain,
About any progress made for change.
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Who is it more deserving,
Of empathy to them given.
Should it be the one allowed from birth,
Taught to teach without 'things' to have...
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Only trapped rats,
Will make attempts...
To declare their innocence.
After being caught in the act,
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