Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If it was not for people of color,
Occupying the minds of those without it.
24/7 every minute and second of each day.
To feel they must compare themselves,
...

Knowing the value,
Of having peace of mind to keep it.
With this to discover.
And appreciate being able to escape,
...

Frozen!
In a medieval freeze.
Thawed.
Updated to create a mistake,
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It is not advisable or wise.
For anyone to decide,
They should choose the picking...
From which battles to win.
...

It takes more than flaunting,
A wanting to announce.
What is wanted without preparation,
Discipline and dedication.
...

Many are heard to hear,
What it is a unity can accomplish.
And some amongst them will agree.
Yet the few who pay attention,
...

Everyone born has spent,
Learning 'something'...
To face getting over,
Their ignorance of it.
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With decades and centuries,
Long gone to have passed.
Many are living,
Wanting apologies heard.
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There had been a time,
When expertise and competence to have...
Was sought and expected.
And proven to represent,
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Decadence represented is presented.
No longer to be questioned,
As to its importance.
In the lives of those,
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