Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

No one who has ever earned,
One dollar given to them...
Tucked away,
In their neatly dressed pockets.
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Truth is not to be liked or disliked.
Quarelled about or thought offensive.
Truth to live it,
Is to face those who oppose its existence.
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The boat.
The plane.
The train.
And that opportunity,
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If aging today,
With each stage of it...
Obtaining lessons to learn.
And gaining a variety of experiences.
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If people are in support,
Of their beliefs done to do faithfully.
Whose business is it,
How others choose to dress to address this.
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Many people.
Not some.
Or a few.
Are often heard to say,
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It nibbles and bites.
To intend what it means.
Living a truth.
Inflicted to leave,
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Paying to maintain stained images.
Hyped.
On mold sold and polished imitations.
Tattered.
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We have come to find,
These times we witness to live.
When people will actually do and say,
What should not be done to anyone.
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Overacted theatrical dramatic events.
Illegally staged.
Hypnotically entertaining.
And intentionally meant to intensify,
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