Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Know those with wagging tongues,
Are nagging tacky people...
Always spewing from their lips,
Negative opinions.
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Aint nobody gotta know,
Your business to do but you.
Aint nobody gotta know,
The how, the why or the when of it.
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Braggarts, domestic abusers and sex.
Conflict starters, rumor mongers and thieves.
Liars, racism and delusion.
Cowards, spineless creatures and night crawlers.
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When I awakened one day,
To feel absolutely free of complaint...
I knew the opportunity had come,
To rid myself of stress.
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One never knows when history has been made.
Until it is discovered,
There has been an intention to prevent it.
And a truth manipulated has been replaced,
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I'm not quick to disrespect.
However...
I am quick not to waste my time,
To pretend I am tolerant...
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The only thing truth can not prevent,
Is the reappearance of ignorance.
As soon as truth is revealed,
There will always be someone who feels...
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The image of one,
Reflecting it...
To impress others accepting,
Is more respected...
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I have yet to have met anyone,
Who has accepted rejection...
To do and then reflect poise.
No one I knew that had been divorced,
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