Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

In places that sedates and rids those of fears,
I observe the pretense of those convinced...
They have found santuaries void of deceptions.
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Even in our adopted realities,
We cling onto habits.
What has been defined...
And labelled to be slimed by mankind,
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Attack you do,
With passion that asserts!
That is my dessert...
That begins my flirting!
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When you call my name.
Don't think of me a beast.
I did my best
And you arrested me in doubt.
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The sadness of a hatred created that escalates,
Stamps the seal of revenge...
On minds remembering misdeeds,
Coming with torment.
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Lest I should find my steps ungrateful,
Will I then imprison lost deeds?
Ambitions come with dangled promise,
I must overcome to approach with ease.
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Concealing one's dysfunctions,
Can lead to presumptions...
That 'anyone' can dump,
Their 'do's undone
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They watched me.
I watched them.
They with their tails...
And me swinging on a vine,
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Lofty sit on clouds,
Leaves me stunned sometimes.
I didn't expect to stay afloat so long.
Nor did I expect neighbors to complain
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Recycled are these days today.
With little that is new...
As some believe.
There has always been:
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