Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You have no control of this!
None.
And I've told you that,
On more than one occasion.
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Can you tell I've never,
Trusted before?
As deeply as you wish me to.
Can you tell I've never,
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Never try to justify,
The kind of life...
You like!
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You believe...
The dance of all life should be equal.
And you,
Believe...
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Keeping you affixed in my mind,
Is like a nicotine habit.
And does not do a thing,
For my wish...
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'Why should I show concern to someone,
Who has not expressed that to me? '

This unheard but seen in the faces of children.
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You took to me,
Like fish does to water.
And it was joy,
When my life had order.
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Let them have their tea with crumpets.
Sound the trumpets,
For those who seek a return of greed.
Since the leader the people selected,
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Impulsive!
I try my best not to be.
But I am teased by temptation.
And I sometimes easily submit.
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A life intellectualized,
Is not a life lived.
I am here to experience it.
This life!
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