Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

There are those,
Holding onto false hope...
The days of their materialistic ways,
Will return.
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They can not stand it anymore...
The confrontation with reality.
It is much too big for them to ignore.
And many lay awake restless,
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Where is the satisfaction one gets...
To play hide and seek,
With lost folks?
Or tell ethnic jokes,
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I find I am missing you.
And revisiting your point of view.
With an understanding,
I wish I knew then!
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To live is to learn and to grow...up!
Here I am at 62 and I tell you this...
My best 'teachers' I disagreed with.
Yes, I did.
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You've got to be who you are,
To free yourself of enemies.
You've got to free yourself from others,
Who have nothing but hate to feed!
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With a dose of sugar.
And lots of forget-me-nots...
Haven't we all been induced with fantasy?
Feeling 'exclusive'
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He's gay!
She's gay!
They be gay too!
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You set my desires on fire.
With a wish to kiss your lips.
With a wish to hold you close,
'Likethis'
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My love is shared,
When it is not disrespected.
Or taken for granted and neglected.
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