Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

An escalating of a nonsense started.
That develops into something,
Easily to have been avoided.
Will find its way to be regretted.
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As an African American,
Remembering once...
To have just been a Negro.
Living in the projects.
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Moving forward.
With reluctance to adjust,
To what must come to occur.
Approaching to cross,
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Entitled to deny the facts.
Yet rush many do to find a cure,
To prevent the truth...
From infecting the reality,
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Biases, bigotry.
And racist beliefs to keep them,
As structured images built...
Upon aging foundations,
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No one gets too far.
Without dreams to wish them.
And obstacles to face.
Using determination and kept faith.
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Even though the gates have long rusted.
And the fields once harvested,
Have collected tumbleweed and dust.
Many still may be sitting around wishing,
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Money given value to worship.
As humanity goes ignored.
And prioritized impressions to make.
Is the only thing one lives for.
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Racial injustices.
And discriminating inequities,
Continued historically...
By those deceived to believe,
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There is no law against,
Or one that defends ignorance.
Neither is there nothing to stop,
One from experimenting with stupidity.
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