Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

How are you still left to wonder,
Why someone full of life and excitement...
Would choose to refuse to associate with stagnation?
And mediocrity that is prioritized,
...

Whatever that is that has you confused,
You did it to yourself.
With a kept stubbornness protected.
And refusing to see it reflected,
...

All that drama got them messed up.
And uptight.
Yes that drama got them messed up,
And corrupt...
...

Has that moment finally arrived,
When divisive indifferences...
Can be set aside,
To see that criticisms and racist beliefs...
...

I hadn't always been the one,
Devoted to expose my wisdom.
Or experiences gained,
When I was extremely young.
...

There are moments when they come,
Are moments to accept and not to refuse.
Some moments come to us to own.
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Give it up and don't accept,
Those tired bones.
Give it up and don't accept,
Those moans and groans
...

Your point of view,
And values specifically chosen to choose...
With an elitist attitude that has fed on opulence,
No longer exists to tease as a lifestyle to get.
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Attempts to diminish historic contributions made,
To ignore the significance of them.
Or refuse to grant acknowledgement,
To the ones who influenced their implementation.
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I am fortunate to have known substance.
And the hard work associated to its achievement.
Just to be in the presence,
Of others who respected the value of it...
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