Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

It's not for the want of 'things',
I wish.
To fulfill a need...
That would bring to me bliss.
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The money minded have lost time.
A devotion to the acquisition of it,
Has left them drained.
With nothing left to show,
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Too serious I've become,
With a different point of view.
Too serious,
And...
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Your want to take my beliefs,
And enforce upon me yours.
I am fine with that.
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Silly.
Foolish.
And sad.
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Heads thick and fantasized,
Have minds closed and prevent...
Abilities to reason.
Or rationalize with common sense.
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Those who believe they can predict Mother Nature,
Are the same ones who perceive,
They can create the flavor and taste...
Of Grandma's award winning Sweet Potato Pie.
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Values fixed,
In rusted steel
Once gleaming tall and storied.
Has those towers leaning,
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They were taught,
They ought to learn.
To invest in a consciousness...
Valued and earned.
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Nothing seems to please!
And you are critical of everyone...
And everything you see.
And you want to play the blame game.
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