Not Up For Debate To Validate Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The one thing I most enjoy about being a writer/poet,
With a devotion I know I will stay committed...
To being as honest as possible to my observations,
As they affect my personal feelings and sentiments...
Is the fact that I have no ambition,
To become a politician to offend anyone...
With a taking of a position to then make claims,
To represent opinions that are not my own.
Only to deceive in effective public speeches believed.

And 'if' I should offend anyone with my own opinions,
To be expressed and addressed in a manner I observe...
From my position as a writer/poet affected personally,
By experiences I have lived with a sharing to accept...
With a giving of an honesty I do not neglect,
Or pretend them not to exist to hide and not be shown.
Then let me now make this known to those who object.
What I have experienced is not up for debate to validate.
Nor am I soliciting anyone's vote to popularize a life I live.