Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

A peace achieved,
Has to be a desire craved on a daily basis.
It is not a given to be received,
As if one is entitled.
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Blessed are the ones with their eyes,
Widely open...
To accept that which has been exposed,
With a showing to be observed...
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I remember when I had been,
Thought to be a cynic.
With sarcastic overtones.
And expressing to condone my own,
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I am here to feel you.
Even between us with this distance,
Every emotion you have has become mine.

Even between us with this distance,
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What inspires more than flattery,
Or the giving of it...
Is to witness someone who faces challenges.
And the doing of this not to quit,
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Face it to fix whatever's been done.
And open ears to listen...
To re-script to fit,
If...
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Your stubbornness led you,
To be stuck in quicksand more than once.
With a continued disregard of advice.
And, a disrespect shown to me and others.
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So much evidence is obvious of those made to 'feel' insecure,
By the ones who have chosen to be deep in accepted debt.
Just to enable themselves to acquire things to impress.
Believing 'things' acquired makes them more attractive.
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More than anything felt to feel,
Is a...
Peace of mind.
And it...
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Not too many today can afford to sit,
With aged old depictions...
Describing,
Who creates their conflicts...
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