Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Those seeking hidden meanings,
And deep secret messages...
From something expressed direct.
Is too complicated for me.
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The only life one can live best,
Is one's own.
Free of anyone's professional interpretaton.
And needless guess work,
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We've all been encouraged to speak our minds.
To participate in the democratic process.
And to learn from others with respect for them as well.
Striving to become independent thinkers.
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People believing someone seeks their attention,
Become curiously disappointed when this is not sought.
Some people are seen to even go out of their way,
To show someone they are being ignored.
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There always seems to be something relevent,
About the re-occurrence of facts.
They remain consistent.
No matter how many versions are told,
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How foolish of me,
Not to know what it is you wish?
Without you mentioning it,
I should know this...
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If I had not been proud of who I am,
You would not perceive me of being arrogant.
Nor would you care if I existed.
I wouldn't.
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If there were degrees awarded,
For those earning diplomas in 'Incompetence'...
Few would question its existence.
It would be an established acknowledgement.
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Many people living all alone are finding others,
Having the same druthers...
And preferring nothing else,
But to live by themselves.
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You've done everything possible,
To get what you wanted.
And you did that.
Incorporating some of the most,
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