Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

No. That was you!

'No it wasn't...
It was you! '
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I'd like to throw a stone,
Into that glass house you live.
I'd like to see you out in reality...
Being honest with yourself as you give.
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There is a collective mindset.
An impression that rules with a limitedness.
It develops a pattern,
That implants an understanding...
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We are the...
'I'm-gonna-do-that-tomorrow' people.
We would put off a breath,
If it did not mean we had to inhale...
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Once the insanity stops,
From shocking.
There is an understanding of it that comes.
This is Mother Nature's way,
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Children are permitted to be taught lessons.
To grow to become successful,
With each progressive step.
Who then decides when the experience of it should end?
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To be free to see beyond limitation,
Would be a welcomed transformation for anyone.
That is idealistic.
But as I grow older,
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These gifts to me have not been given,
To let sit and observe their rust.
But to constantly polish and share their lustre.
And I perceive this mission as a must.
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First and foremost...
With pre-eminence to commence.
I'd like to thank you,
And your listening audience...
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I was told to pretend I sat on top of the world!
I did that!
And I was hit in the head by space debris.
Now I have a tremendous headache.
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