Lawrence S. Pertillar Horse Poems

Do you know who you are?
That is a good sign.
So many don't!
And I am sure by now,
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Keep this in mind...
I wear my sox,
And tie my shoes.
Do you?
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A thoroughbred seldom on a racetrack treads!
Instead a thoroughbred is seen to glide...
Igniting the night sky,
Like a self propelled firefly!
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I have lived long enough to learn,
A repeated ride on a merry-go-round...
On fixed and painted horses that go up and down,
Has nothing to do with a scenery unchanged.
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There are those who are handed definitions,
To relate to as a designation.
And there are those who create definitions,
That describe the times that move forward with change.
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You've learned something,
That had not been part of gossip.
You feel betrayed by this...
And confront reliable sources.
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You really blow me away.
By those things you say.
And the support you have given.
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Kept or tolerated relationships,
Are only worth what others may say.
And the value placed on their opinions made.
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What are you doing...
Riding high on your horse.

'I am hoping to find 'someone',
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I may not have heard,
Words spoken from others...
Directly said to the horse.
Had been true or not.
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If people did not lie.
With a doing to choose,
More of them to do.
Not only to themselves.
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I was born of air.
And close to water.
That would attract me there.
But my passion rises,
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Freed from guilt to feel remorse.
Or self doubt once kept enforced.
Insecurities and fears,
I no longer seek them to be endorsed.
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Asking to be humiliated,
For the purpose to experience...
Humility and its effects,
May attract volunteers...
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One's earned portfolio,
Stock with life experiences.
And complete with certifying documents,
Of researched studies obtained...
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You can lead a horse to the water.
But you can not force that horse to drink.

'I've heard that before.
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Of course,
I will keep my expectations and aspirations high.
And I hope my ambitions to outdo myself,
Will not be interpreted by others...
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