Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Divorce is of course,
Not on the mind to anticipate.
When one tearfully exchanges 'I do's'.
To celebrate a marriage to take place,
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There are those both young and old.
Who seem today could care less.
If lies they tell to anyone.
Are from them heard told.
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One's task to have it mastered.
Can seem an unending mission to pass.
Always there is a deeply felt feeling,
What one chooses to do...
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Why is it,
When people do not listen.
And continue to argue.
About wanting to have it their way.
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The only excuse that can be made,
For anyone unable to express respect.
Is examples of it,
Had never to them been shown.
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Petty livers.
Will always find defenders,
Coming to protect their childishness.
When eventually it is obvious.
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It is heard everywhere.
And everyday.
How having education,
Helps anyone to obtain...
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Could it be,
That the absence of decency.
Is a willful purpose.
To ensure it leaves.
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Few are blessed.
To be born and bestowed,
With life lived to express...
A dedicating themselves.
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As difficult as it is.
We must never leave our tears,
On carpets of sorrow.
For those who have left behind,
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