Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Ivy leaguers who cheat,
To increase their chances of feeding greed...
May deceive,
But...
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What's old?

The repeating of excuses.
...

...and if it wasn't me,
Then who would it be?
To...
Deliver what you expect.
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I'm a mammal not to be seen on a mantel like a candle,
With a flicker to blow out.
Or...
Cast a shadow to be seen,
...

The best advice ever given to someone,
Was probably solicited.
With a promise not to become offended,
When the decision was made to deliver it.
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A divide quickly sliding,
To leave behind a limited consciousness...
With a lighting to dawn,
Upon that which had hid in darkness...
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From which side are those with kept delusions,
Would 'they' say are most difficult to view?
Those on the side witnessing their values diminished,
By the ones they've entrusted to keep them endeared?
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Preying on...
Minds that remain unconnected.
And a preying on these vacancies accepted.
Yes,
...

More than your silver,
And gold.
And...
More than those diamonds,
...

Your modesty has started,
And it's something I now feel...
Comes from your heart.
Deep it is and it is real.
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