Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

People who have spent,
Years of their time...
Trying to convince some who do listen,
There has been others who have treated them...
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Some people are saying...
They are afraid one day to wake up,
And not see an America they recognize!
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I am going to create wealth.
He wants to spread the wealth.
I am going to lower your taxes.
He wants to raise your taxes.
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We are the curiosity of nature.
An after-thought of the Earth's creation.
And amusing it,
With our conflicts.
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Okay!
I am finally convinced.
You are madly in love with me.
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Who or what else is next for you to address,
To again blame for a mess.
Deep rooted in unadmitted insecurities.
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You have had a good time,
Most of your life.
As you made jokes of others...
And mocked their deprived way of life.
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The next steps...
Will it be civil unrest?
As the reality of their ancestry...
Brings out the beast in them.
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Can you tell me 'why' is it,
When you make a visit to my home...
It's as if you are making a grand entrance?
And everyone has their eyes focused upon you.
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There comes a time,
When something believed cute done...
Loses its cuteness and begins to irritate.
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