Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

They would often find fault,
And balk and chastise my efforts.
They found that comforting.
Not realizing my efforts,
...

I use to miss them.
And what it was we did.
And now that I don't...
I try to remember,
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Most of us,
Have been pre-conditioned...
To find good jobs.
Odd or not...
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O' Magnificent Light,
That shines brightly upon my life.
I beseech You,
With every breath I breathe.
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Some have abilities to lead.
Others seem to be perfectly okay,
Following.
Without offering suggestions.
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That which I had done and 'use' to do,
Had long been replaced...
By a maturity I have embraced.
And glad I am to not have been the one,
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I can not stop.
I can not block my love for you.
You're in my heart.
And in my mind and soul too.
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Separate political affliations,
And a number of religious divisions...
Depicting and in conflict,
What for others is best to accept...
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Gone are my nuts.
The ones I mixed up,
With raisins, dried pineapple bits...
And cranberries.
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When the money is depleted will they cease as enemies?
When they find themselves with cupboards bare,
Will they share this reality?
Or will their stupidity,
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