Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Brimming to the rim in denial.
Putting truth on trial.
But none of this rhetoric,
Escapes observations...
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Is he guilty?
I don't know.
Are we?
To allow conditions,
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He did not create your problems.
Or your way of life...
That comes back to bite you.
Your values are being threatened,
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It comes gushing with a rush bursting...
Then it stops!
This mental void that annoys,
Like a spinning top on a tip that drops.
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Why are you crying?
You put him there.
And he promised,
To bring us all together.
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I am not here because there is nothing else to do.
I am here because of you...
Wanting to be near.
Knowing you do not have fears to become your best!
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Change the title.
Leave the content unfulfilling.
Call yourself brilliant.
Applaud.
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These are not the times,
To hunt to find new places to play...
Old games like hide and seek.
Those tease and chase days are done!
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When love came to us...
Where were the conditions?
I did not hear or see them.
I did not feel a restriction,
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Weaknesses fed...
Do not strengthen peace.
Where is the discipline needed?
A peace that is kept,
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