Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If a determination previously made,
To ignore suggestions recommended...
By the ones who submitted them,
As making no sense.
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It is best to be shown,
By the one detected they are not to be bothered.
Than it is to be known,
As the one who collects other's junk to dump.
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I may not be what you perceive me to be.
Or accomplish what it is you wish.
But know this,
I am more aware of my abilities.
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One accused and abused by false allegations made...
Can not today walk away from them,
Without suspicion of admitting guilt.
Or believe from an evil one can leave unscathed.
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Why are the children unsupervised?
And finding it easy to commit so much crime?
Not to mention the lack of discipline,
Even their parents are finding it excusable...
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There's always talk about...
The getting of sex.
There's always talk about...
An innocence to protect.
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Seeking elsewhere to get your peace?
And finding it difficult to find any,
Wherever you go just to sample a taste of it...
As if to treat?
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There is something about being taken for granted,
That never dawns on the minds of those...
Who perceive themselves as accomodating,
The people they use by providing them a convenience...
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People who describe themselves,
As repeatedly victimized...
Are always on the scene,
Providing the same evidence...
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When I leave you...
Not a step will I take to make going backward,
With a feeling of defeat.
To look down on the streets.
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