Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

They always have something ungrateful to say.
Those losing a battle with youth.
Doing things done they use to do.
With a familiar point of view.
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Give them what they want.
And their limitations expect.
It may not be what you wish.
But at least you will have fewer headaches.
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If there is anything to learn...
Do not prepare a festival,
For those already expressing ungratefulness...
To chew on nibbles and bits.
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You have captured an essence.
A cascading flow...
With a scent I know.
No one will take that away from me.
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And I know you know it too.
A truth we feel existing.
And we do not sit...
Wondering about it.
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Yes...
I love the foreplay.
And a touching we both get.
With the kissing done in tenderness,
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Guess what?
When I discovered,
I could appreciate my own happiness.
Without feeling the guilt of being selfish,
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Some folks live,
To be in other people's business.
Invited or not.
It is something some do unconsciously.
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Quick they are to spread amongst themselves,
Who's not doing what for them.
And who's not doing this or that.
For them!
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Am I offended by your limited comprehension?
Sometimes.
When thoughts I could have saved...
Bravely fought through your ignorance.
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