Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Once words leave from my mouth to be said,
They are not rehearsed to fit snuggly...
To take into consideration your preferred wishes.
In a way that is expressed to address,
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People who live each new day,
To relive a previous day...
And say,
They wish they knew what was going on.
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One should keep this,
As an emergency kit...
Their word unbroken.
Promises made and kept.
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Some will shift their pity,
To replace it with a guilt.
And with their magnified denials,
Will profess innocence.
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You want to know what it's like,
To grow up in the projects?
Being different and taking risks?
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Give me a moment.
I want to find a specific way,
To tell you this.
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I married into what I thought would be,
Then...
A good relationship.
And I had experienced one before,
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I sleep well.
When under your spell.
And feeling peaceful.
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You have no 'constitutional' rights,
To police protection.
The police are there to uphold the 'law'.
Public safety...
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I don't want to be the one you leave.
Or be that one to know,
Those cold winds...
When I'm loosened from your hold.
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