Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

They came into my neighborhood,
And found me unqualified.
Selected those they found more suitable...
To administer schemes and plant alibis!
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Let's play nice.
No need for spinning wheels,
Or the rolling of dice.
The pie secretly sliced...
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The fool refuses to use a flashlight
To find his way through a cave.
He's deluded with the cheers he hears...
Believing them sighs instead of cries!
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I adorned my life with chaos,
Wanting to fit in!
Wanting to be just like the 'Jones'
With constant arguing that would never end!
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If you give me your hand,
I will hold it.
If you share your heart,
Mine will be there to protect.
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A way of life has been completely destroyed!
Their lifestyles from the past,
Vague memories!
And still they protest with others in distress...
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Why do you wait to the last minute,
To change your mind.
And show just how indecisive you are.
The next time,
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Am I allowed
To wish not to breathe?
Am I allowed
To skip over tomorrow?
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A success obtained,
With intentions to share with others.
Is a success undenied.
This kind of success is not implied,
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In the doing of what it takes to get things done,
By a doer...
Why is it,
There are those who do not know what a doer does...
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