Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

This is the argument...

What had not been easily accessible,
But now made available to get...
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To re-interpret an interpretation to be reversed,
What is the purpose?
Oh oh.
With colons boldened,
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What is kept protected,
If life itself,
Is threatened to disregard?
As if divisions kept,
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As a writer I feel I am obligated,
To remain true to the expression I choose.
With an honesty depicted within to reach a point.
A point made I refuse to confuse.
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Everywhere signs have been appearing,
To end the feeding of selfishness.
And many have come forward to address the issue.
Yet others stubbornly stay,
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Rewarding assumptions,
Or giving credence to hearsay...
Had not been my introduction,
To a way of life to leave me feeling...
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You could...
Put it over there,
Like others everywhere...
To refuse and deny that it exists,
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Detected and suspected,
To have no depth that's meant.
And substance isn't there at all,
That has a real content.
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Orphaned by thought.
And a process of intelligence,
That increases with observation.
And an understanding that comprehends,
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So many moving further away from the basics,
With a determination to complicate...
A simple way of appreciating life,
Once thought magical and exciting at a time...
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