Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Who lied and told you life,
Was an easy process?
Who tried to shield you from the truth...
Must be on new 'meds'.
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To feel and peel an Orange.
And to know it is naturally sliced.
Sweetened to eat when ripe.
Like a grapefruit!
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How many wrongs have you known before?
How many times have you said,
No more to love.
And it was love you needed?
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Even if you are in it to win,
Or sitting on the sidelines cheering...
Be there on top of your game!
Whether rehearsing for performance,
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Buyer beware.
What you see,
Isn't what you always get.
That has been known.
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You don't sit with a wish,
That I be responsive to you...
Do you?
Those days have decayed my patience.
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The majority of them have lived their lives,
In an isolated racist bubble.
Now that their comfort has been marked by troubles...
They seek a bailout from their mindless gains.
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If the path you walk upon,
Has been cleared of brush...
You may find your journey easier,
With less urgency to rush.
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Direct and indirectly...
God has blessed me!
Not to have a child to have lived.
And I am today pleased with that.
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It's not that I do not wish to hear,
Of your discoveries.
It's just that I have learned,
Not to celebrate setbacks.
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