Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

A fluid mind turned on...
Wants to stay strong!
With...
An energy that motivates initiative.
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If I spent all of my time,
Thinking about heartache...
With accusations to make,
In rebuttle to naysayers...
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What point is there to be made,
To repeatedly acknowledge...
Those who sabotage themselves,
With the hopes one day they will be embraced...
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It all has been stated,
Many times before to go ignored.

Once the elderly become targets,
To direct disrespect...
The entire foundation begins to poison.
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Marinating in self indulgence,
Over a period of time done too long...
Retrieves what one does not expect.
A waste regarded as tasteless and outdated.
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Observing...
With a giving to someone,
Undivided attention.
To listen as they reflect retrospectively,
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The increase of self righteousness,
Shown by those deep in deceptive...
False claims and accusations made,
Is clearly on the surface now.
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There are times when it does pay,
To be of a different kind of mind.
With an offering that expands...
Choices unexpectedly for some to find.
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Either way the finger points,
Or the wind blows...
Change is here to stay.
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The most difficult challenge faced,
By anyone living today...
Is the choosing to be oneself.
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