Lawrence S. Pertillar Emptiness Poems

Things,
People pray for.
Things,
People have.
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People who don't like the cover...
Will not investigate the contents.
Just like a book.
And I'm sure your've heard of that expression?
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I close my eyes...
And no boundaries appear.
I open them and quickly see...
Restrictions that are limited.
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Many are discovering,
An emptiness felt...
From a quest to achieve,
Possessions obsessed.
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To hate
Is such a wasted
Smothering emotion.
An embittered heart...
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They were raised with beliefs,
They should compete.
Brothers and sisters...
Separated by jealousies,
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I am here.
To come to You,
Just to be in Your presence.
Here to be near.
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You can not tell someone,
Clutching onto ignorance...
It has been devalued.
Try it!
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