Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Greed, theft and genocide.

'No.
That is incorrect.
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What makes dirt dumpers think,
That where one chooses to live...
Associate with,
Go, eat and drink...
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They will welcome you.
And shower you with accolades.
You will feel embraced and accepted.
UNTIL...
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I too have learned to develop,
Kept and precious protected preferences.
And if it seems I am less interested,
In the repeating of visiting a past...
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If people were not afraid to walk away,
From the feeding of greed...
And their false pretensions made,
To impress their neighbors...
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When looking back,
And many today have done just that!
There are those who had opposed,
The ones believed outspoken and chose...
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People...
Today can be so evil.

'Heartbreak seems so easy.'
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Those unaccustomed,
To self-respect...
Feel they have a purpose,
To show much disrespect.
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Few people actually respect,
The benefits they get...
From free entitlements.
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I shouldn't say,
I could care less what you think.
Even hearing myself say that to you,
Has come back to offend...
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