Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Be cautious when treating people with respect,
Especially those that are not accustomed to it.
They begin to expect,
Anything they do to be acceptable.
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Those who have risen to the top,
To achieve some type of notoriety...
Have not done it,
On the back of a perceived social status.
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Long before you set your 'sights',
On evaluating my disposition...
With thoughts you could edit,
My experiences.
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On the right side of leftover need,
Trying to dropp a want...
In an empty pot not heated.
And not use to steaming up,
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An aging done with maturity,
Allows some to become objective.
With a forgiving of those who had demeaned.
For whatever the reason may be,
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Wouldn't it be wonderful,
To know something told...
From another you heard to say,
Is not going to be changed...
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The bottomline is this:
Are there people searching their souls,
And spending sleepless nights...
With a losing of their precious time,
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It's easy to walk in someone else's shoes.
And to feel what it takes to place their footsteps...
With mistakes made.
To never look back with a moving forward unafraid.
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You challenge me to debate?
That's great.
You name the time, place and date.
And I prefer to do this,
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Manipulators eventually are beset with inner conflict.
And confused as to which foot they began to stand.
All credibility from them has been lost,
When seen to hop from one foot to another...
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