Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

What date are you awaiting,
To appreciate your life?
What security you believe is promised...
If you elect a future that delights.
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It has been proclaimed...
That a direction taken,
Has brought upon diversion and shame.
And those who are upset by this,
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Freedom and opportunity,
To lust and limit those who benefit.
Has come to an end...
For those who oppose,
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To discourage someone,
With a desire to become a doctor...
Because of a national health bill passed.
Is similar to defeating one's wish to be a priest!
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It is too late to reverse,
A dispersing adversity.
It's too late to apologize,
For those conscious mistakes made.
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Something inside me has gone.
When someone misuses my friendship.
To believe my integrity can be dismissed.
Something inside me has gone.
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I use to think it selfish for those of peace of mind,
To have little time to give to others.
But 'today'...
I understand this perfectly.
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The attention given to not paying it...
Will soon be in conversations mentioned.

To refuse to get involve and to solve what is seen,
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A breached integrity is difficult to mend.
Any outreaching extended,
Doesn't heal but offends.
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For purposes of a higher income...
Those who pursue a college degree is done.

Few seem to seek an education,
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