Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

You don't have to make it rain.
You don't have to make it thunder.
Not pull a rabbit from a hat...
To make me wonder.
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Who do you think you are to,
Demonstrate hate.
And...
Who you think you are to,
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People today...
Are so sincerely insincere.
Full with trite expressions
Delivered from a smile,
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When a snowman winks his eyes of coal,
And from their windows children know...
Magic's in the air.
And they wish they are on Santa's list.
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When I was much younger and believed,
Everyone was honest, wholesome...
And kept with them integrity,
I accepted this without question.
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Is it easier to become 'creative'
When one pleasures ideals with theft?
Is it easier to manipulate,
What someone else has done...
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Greater than a picked image,
One worships transfixed.
And...
Greater than a mighty storm,
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This could be a good idea for those competitive,
And considering as a device to separate themselves...
From those also seeking employment,
A doing of something that is guaranteed...
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There are many who are forced,
To do those things they dislike.
And many who experience...
The act of sacrifice.
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Learn to spell...
Well.
Learn to articulate,
With unmistakable known and correct...
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