Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Making the decision to demean someone,
Does not return fruitful dividends.
Or softens the payback one gets.
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A DISPLAY and PERFORMANCE,
Of a ROUTINE...
May not be as DEEPLY FELT,
As one's pronouncement...
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Run...
As if you're going to get something done.
'But I'm in need of motivation.
Something to inspire to initiate.'
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What mistakes have been made,
When someone does something intentionally.
When the life of another,
Is deliberately altered...
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If I did what was expected,
You would find reason to neglect me.
And I would begin to feel cheap and common.
No longer that treat...
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I am an urbanite.
Accessible and in full sight.
And comfortable I am waiting,
At a bustop.
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Express a love for something done you do,
And very few will come to comprehend.
Especially...
Since it is not connected to a dollar bill.
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You've been riding on the back of a flying horse.
And I'll explain that the best way that I can.

You've been riding on the back of a flying horse.
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Experiencing now we are,
The evolution of truths.
Our consciousness can not resist it.
Preventing it is a fruitless pursuit.
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...and, this year we are so excited,
In honor of Black History Month...
To provide a ten thousand dollar scholarship,
To anyone who can answer the following question.
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