Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

The advice that helps best...
Is to stay away from each other.

I do not want to accuse you of being opinionated.
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So you saw me expose myself publicly!
Was I rehearsing a speech?
Was I preparing it for a gift,
When you saw me take a leak?
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I feel as if I have been violated.
Like an intrusion has taken place.
And I can not put my finger on it.
It was if something entered my space...
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No interest they have in politics.
Believing that and religion do not mix.
No interest expressed in local business.
And yet they insist...
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Step back and let this thought come through.
Weed yourself from baggage.
And free yourself of issues.
Give chase with haste that bitter taste to grieve.
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It's time to walk.
The overtime spent talking,
Is through.
You've been given a boost!
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The process of learning,
Becomes more valued upon observation...
And the acknowledgement of truth!
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I use to find myself staring at her.
She was so very beautiful,
My mother.
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Deplete not from me,
Truth that is.
Let me face it.
Without discouragement.
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I am hoping he does not win.
He is much too good for them.
Let them continue to protest.
Stirring up division and racial unrest.
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