Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

On what basis can you rate my experiences?
What scale would you use to highlight or deflate,
A calculation of the anguish and fears I've endeared?
And what or 'whom' are you comparing my life to?
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If the same people are frequently heard complaining,
About being chased away from those places they go...
On a daily basis to show their faces,
What is it that they obvious love the most?
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By greed and a lack of discipline within.
Ravished!
By a purpose to select those to neglect,
Effectively to increase with no intention to end.
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How can anyone substantiate,
Their validation of a kept majority?
When calculations have already proven,
'Minorities' are only thought to be that way...
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Would you like to discover your value quickly?
Here is a simple thing to do to test it...

With identity and dignity you pride inside,
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Here they come again!

'Close the blinds.
Turn off the lights.
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Returning to the pits.
Thinking of this to be a brief stop,
To refuel, retire and re-energize their lives.
But back into a race they get.
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What part of a bomb made,
Releases upon its victims peace?
Or restrains one from jumping for joy!
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It was never intended,
For communities to build fences...
To seclude and isolate themselves.
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In establishing a relationship,
It is important to be consistent about 'something'...
That impresses.
It can be compared to starting a new job!
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