Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

When the initiative is taken,
To inflict upon another heartbreak.
Expect to feel the remnants of it.
Or see bits and pieces served upon a plate.
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I'm sure there is something inherent to dislike,
About someone who achieves in the midst of naysayers.
Perhaps it is some degree of notoriety,
Unexpected by those projecting their negativity...
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It would seem,
From a bird's eye point of view...
Those forced into social dysfunctions,
Are at a disadvantage.
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Saying something different,
Out of each side of their mouths...
At the same time,
Is one of their many deceiving abilities.
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Like most people in the same mindset,
A belief is indoctrinated within them...
That whatever they do and wherever they go,
Their actions and deeds are 'always' correct.
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Did you plan to fill my nights,
With implanted enchantment?
With a pace...
Slowed in haste.
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I can understand,
You are overwhelmed and shocked.
Afterall...
It only has taken,
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Now a serious argument takes place among them,
To remove the word 'retarded' from their records kept!
And also from an increasingly insecure consciousness.
Although an unaccountable responsibility remains.
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If anyone is unclear,
As to whose accustomed greed
Has been historically jeopardized.
You need only to look into those faces,
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When a cow moos...
What is it really ready for?
And after the cud is chewed...
We praise it as nutritional,
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