Lawrence S. Pertillar (February/'47 / Connecticut, USA)
Poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar : 469 / 16478
All If Not Most Of Their Lives
As long as it is perceived,
There is an advantage had...
By keeping the facts from being known,
And people kept away from truth to be shown...
There will always be martyrs to come and go,
To fight against those...
Defending to protect a worshipping of deceptions.
And difficult it is to do this when that struggle is against...
The ones conditioned to accept lies told to them,
All if not most of their lives!
Since a sleeping in a deep darkness slept,
Where they find comfort that will benefit and prevent...
Any appearance of light that has an appetite to destroy,
Insight to brighten and widen their visions.
Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar : 469 / 16478
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