Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

From afar...
And distant,
Manipulated point of view...
Many unaffected by what is done,
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Attempting to prevent an oncoming flood,
With mops and sponges...
Shovels, ladels, spoons and eight ounce pails,
Can be compared to a people...
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Cherish to embrace,
All that which God has made to create.
With it done to savor.
Appetize to crave each day of the experience.
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No longer will the face of evil,
Remain disguised by denial.
Or deceptions to hide.
To leave concealed.
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No offense intended or is it meant.
But I must remind you,
That your beliefs to keep...
Have nothing to do with my experiences.
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Your wanting may be fact.
But you must accept the fact that,
Closing your eyes...
To push aside...
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When good deeds repeatedly go ignored,
By those who oppose them...
With beliefs,
To accomodate good deeds done by others...
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They claim a faith is deepened,
But their mouths are foul.
They pray everyday,
But their mouths are foul.
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When beginning to trim off that fat...
Don't economize,
The height of how high your kite flies.
Don't economize,
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Many are unaccustomed,
To the benefits of discipline.
It's not as if corruption has been hidden,
From inquisitive children.
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