Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You can dress a monkey in a tuxedo
To mingle amongst key guests and their associates
But getting one to speak fluent French at cocktail parties,
To impress those of social influence
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When you're making up,
Make it good.
Make it to erase.
All things misunderstood.
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Every time,
And I've noticed this.
Since you are the lesson taught,
I see in myself.
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One day I 'know' I am going to find
That someone in my life
Who will appreciate me for who I am
And not who they believe I am suppose to be
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I don't have to be in 'his' shoes,
To know what it is like...
To commit to do for others.
And have those oppose my sacrifice,
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Opportunities may have already slipped,
Through your hands.
Bemoaning that with a new outlook on life,
Is not going to restore what has transpired.
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That's strange.
And I am glad you brought the subject up.

You're not the only one who has said,
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Not for a moment am I going to lose,
Seeking substitutes for the words I choose...
To describe or depict,
An unnatural madness going on...
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If there is something known and experienced,
By some and not yet by others...
A convincing can not be done.
Only a repeated acknowledgement of it,
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Some choose to ride on the bandwagon,
That fights for rights...
And the replenishing of lost jobs and entitlements.
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