Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Losers...
Unexpecting to be,
Losers.
Find it difficult to step aside.
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Give me sugar beets and peas.
Because I like the taste of them.

Give me sugar beets and peas.
And give them to me meatless.
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Isn't it ironic,
That those who advocate spending cuts...
And less government around to touch,
Have themselves had once consented...
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I want to live a life,
With peace of mind.
And letting go all the doubts,
That come in my mind and out.
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That you find the choices I've made,
To accept, reject or attempt to resist...
And the ones I chose appalling?
Remember this...
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Effective progress,
Is believed to eliminate complication.
Effective progress,
Is believed to simplify...
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Confounded by confusion that surrounds,
And...
Many are disturbed and this is bringing them down.
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I'm not convinced,
That you really believe...
You have any feelings for me.
I'm not convinced of it.
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Be happy. Be basic. Be you.
That's it.
And if you want a banana split?
Get it.
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The more one does for others,
The more that level of expectation increases.
People are seldom satisfied by that which is given.
Especially if it has been received without effort.
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