An Unquestioned Oasis Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I have been taught and trained by the best.
Especially those who had left me,
Feeling emotionally abandoned on deserts.
And what I felt inside for them eventually died,
I realized trying to protect to go undetected...
The heat I felt and the flow of tears,
Was a useless and pointless thing to do...
Since the faith I kept and those forward steps I made,
Proved to me there was a difference between...
My wants and needs and desire to achieve.
What I wanted was a companion I could always trust.
And I didn't need anyone who believed deceiving was a must.
To heal with a clearing of my eyes to reveal,
Experiences to learn from lessons taught...
That has brought upon me a passion igniting a fire.
And...
Has delivered an unquestioned oasis of lasting happiness.

'You appear to have conquered your demons.'

They are still there and I am aware of them.
And as long as I know this to notice,
I no longer confuse what it is I want...
To be teased by the evilness of those doing misdeeds.
I've set my wishes at a higher priority.