Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If there is a war on drugs,
We all are being deceived as to who is defeating it.
The affects are clearly in view!
In what is 'suppose' to be private exchanges...
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People of ignorance take no time to learn,
But rush to judgement to incite a fighting done...
Dawn after dawn and after many midnights.
They live in division.
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I am one not often stunned,
By those who come...
Just to grieve and leave.
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Remember those lollipops we liked alot and licked.
I remember licking every bit and saving the sticks.

Remember spending nickels to get five hot rockets.
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In a world of decay,
And accepted decadence.
One almost 'has' to be vicious,
To keep an earned peace of mind...
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I don't need to look for a fight.
I'm too busy beating up myself.
Especially when I feel nothing is right.
And time seems to go by too slow,
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As incredulous as this may seem,
There are some places where people live...
Where the showing of disrespect,
And turning one's back on opportunities...
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I was once invited to participate,
In a seminar.
To discuss the effects of racism,
Conducted many miles away in an isolated
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Tuesday came and gone,
And I was still in Summer.
Wishing the Autumn breeze,
Would drift away with the winds!
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Never will I chase away,
My discovery of love as it is displayed.
To be labelled for something it is not,
For a slotting done that creates someone's comfort.
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