Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Conditioned and quick to distance themselves,
From those who had reputations of being nonconformists.
And giving cold shoulders to those bestowed of them,
Only to discover an entrapment as time uncovers...
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Being blessed to know who it is I am,
And not be disappointed...
With each step taken to probe further,
Into a depth accepted...
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An updating of an 'after-the-fact' status,
To make things that have happened in the past...
More current with a revisiting of emotions spent,
From them they can not escape to erase...
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Wait a minute.
Aren't they the same incompetent people,
Expressing with confidence...
Why they have a lack of competence?
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By all means...
Do whatever it takes to boost morale.
Lower standards.
To heighten the advantage felt,
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Innocence these days has evaded us,
Totally.
Very few signs of it existing can be found.
And...
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Why is it that one's rush to pass a vocal judgement,
Seems to get stuck from a rushing away from it...
By a campaigning in excuses made,
As to why they were quick to point fingers and blame...
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Those who can not clear their heads,
By a resting done,
To move forward on their paths...
And put to bed a past.
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Why are you smiling,
Like a Cheshire cat?

'Oh stop exaggerating.
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The easier it looks,
For one to do something done.
And to keep those from the outside,
Looking in...
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