Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Pessimists would say that optimism is a gag,
But...
Being optimistic is a good thing to have.
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Is my,
Loving you unreasonable?
Are my,
Feelings out of touch?
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Slime backs,
Who are slime backs...
Will slime back.
On backs.
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Why do you carry with you,
Pacifiers, blankets, a case of diapers...
Small bottles of juice,
And a variety of assorted cookies?
...

I have played with my children the same way,
On a daily basis.
Everyday.
And...
...

There is no apologizing that can be made to me,
For a publizing of my address...
In the heat of one's ignorance later confessed,
And I'm kept a prisoner...
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When one has been 'plethorized',
From all surrounding sides...
It makes it difficult to focus upon,
The significance of differences.
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It is closer to tomorrow than it is to yesterday.
But it seems as though those yesterdays,
Are romanticized as being better than they were.
With similar conflicts and the same stubborn people,
...

Born to slaughter falsities,
Are those branded nonconformists.
Or other maverick labels given,
To have many perceive them to be...
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I no longer sit to be amazed,
By those who believe an ease of life...
Is given for the one who fights for it.
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