Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If providing military service is so honorable,
Why are there so many veterans homeless?
Why are the bulk of them unemployed?
Why aren't these men and women given preferences?
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I don't dislike you with a passion.
I just dislike you.

I save my passions,
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It is difficult being a teenager.
With pimples everywhere,
Showing to exist.
And those hormones racing,
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If you live in an atmosphere,
That has condoned conflict, violence and chaos.
When did any of this start?
Or were you born into it as if it were a gift?
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You trying to be my best friend...
Again?
Emailing me information,
I don't need.
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You have made more re-appearances,
In 'my' world...
Of late.
The one you said was in my head.
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We must not protest,
Thoughtlessly...
The pre-sweetened taste,
Of truth...
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You seem so calm, cool and collected!
Aren't you concerned?

'About what, why, whom and when? '
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People are trying to understand,
The process of life and death.
With a more comprehension,
To help ease their demands.
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Everything and everyone under the Sun,
Seeks to be closer to something...
Or someone.
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