Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

When I think of you,
And all that you are going through.
Little time do I give...
Feeding the whims,
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At bat...
I'm not thinking of just getting to first base.
I am there to give it my all.
Not just there to play ball,
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I hear you when you say,
You mean well.
And that I do not dispute.
However...
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Early I awaken.
Wanting to detox from issues,
Dispensed to block my growth.
I alone can stop re-occurrences of this.
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Challenged.
To face my own insecurities.
And see them for what they are.
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Betwixt and between.
And no longer am I bothered by it.
Or teased by that which I can do without.
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Advice.
Whether accepted or not.

If you do something for someone...
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Pray.
If you say you know God is there...
Why is it you accept conflict?
And dismiss He is everywhere.
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The claims you make are fine.
No one but you can clearly define them.
It is when the mind has been silenced,
Does one find an enlightenment that is divine.
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The lines for battle
Have already been drawn.

And those committed,
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