Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If I had not been rebellious,
Seeking to have my own interpretation of life...
I would not have made so many mistakes.
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If someone introduces a game to play,
It becomes their game to play.
And if one is seduced to play along,
They have no right to say what is unfair.
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Above you are.
And beneath sometimes I sweat.
Bare we are there.
Here and stripped.
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When you get up in the morning,
Just roll on your back.
Roll on your back.
Roll on your back.
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A falling out of love,
Comes.
A falling out of love,
Stuns.
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You would have to be a bat wearing Foster Grants.
Or some shaded eye covering,
Not to notice 'something' in the sky.
Something that has flashed by...
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Mock you may.
And laugh at my contributions made,
Critiqued and known.
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For someone who claims to enjoy his privacy,
He has been seen more in one week...
Than all of his elected time in office.
Eight deceiving years,
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Beneath that hard covered rock.
I know there's something you've got.
On the surface you are cool.
But deep within you're hot!
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You may not like what I like.
For something else to feed your pleasures.
But the brighter side of life...
I'd like to move within your sight!
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