Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You wish to tie me down,
To a host of your excuses lived.
And I refuse to have any part of this.
Whether you choose to do or not,
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You are correct.
No I don't know you.
Nor am I obsessed,
With the thought...
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Mumbled whispers,
Always find their way...
To ears focused,
On treasured nonsense...
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Judge me all you want.
That doesn't bother me one bit.
I've already done that self examining thing.
With an assessment of every blemish I have...
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Within this Majesticness,
Reflecting.
A presence of being...
To breathe a self examining acknowledgement,
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Commitment to discipline,
Is a lifestyle one adopts to adapt.
As is motivation and initiative.
Few can say,
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I loved it...
When you danced with life.
As if the light within you kept,
Would shine through your eyes...
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Seeing people for who they are,
When they believe one to be...
A 'nobody',
Makes it better known...
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Freedom we have to breathe.
And still with this given,
As a gift one is blessed to get...
So many believe themselves entitled,
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What is needed most,
If relationships are to be kept close?

'Honesty.
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