Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

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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I am called a nonconformist
Because I choose to be who I am...
After finding myself.
They are still waiting for approval and acceptance.
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Stalked by fear and unlimited ambition,
Is too lethal of a foreplay extended...
To expect sheer excitement meant.
There has to be an intention.
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Hired to protect the inhabitants,
And keep secure their wealth and prosperity...
They hid ambitions for more excessiveness,
To feed overwhelming egos.
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Refusing to accept,
Mother Nature does not fight on battlefields...
They continue in attempts to overpower Her!
With advanced ignorance,
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Although observances are founded in reality,
There are those who say these views
Are negative reflections.
If flaws appear to daunt the horizon.
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