Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Giving without expectation to receive,
Is the best prescription one can get.
And overdosing to forget selfishness,
Is suggested if one wishes to experience...
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Creating the crime,
Has progressed opportunities.
And those resenting these times we live,
Are not seeking too deeply...
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Dahddy?

'Was is this with that 'dahddy' business? '
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People without patience,
Can not appreciate the having of peace...
To comprehend the meaning of it.
Or to show it from them,
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Ferguson?
Just another place,
Where racism exists.
And historically...
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Disgruntled and bitter,
Are those outspoken perceived.
When in observation,
A truth and reality to see contradicts...
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The escalation of fear,
To justify an acceptance of madness...
Should make it increasingly clear,
Of a mindset infected...
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To become fully awakened,
By consciousness...
Is a dangerous journey,
For anyone who begins their first steps...
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The last time I had the opportunity,
To sugarcoat anything...
I was a child making candied apples.
From a family recipe,
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How their daddies dragged them through the mud,
To leave momma alone to talk to potted plants...
On an urban window sill to nourish,
Is a depiction of life...
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