Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Conditioned to discredit their own kind.
In neighborhoods...
Where one has said,
Folks have lost their moral fiber.
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You don't think that you do it,
But you...
Give it up.
Give it up.
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No light shines so bright within some people.
You can tell those from others...
Who shy away from consciousness,
As if it is a burden of a thinking process
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Some rules and laws imposed on folks,
Are totally ridiculous.
Many are not obeyed.
Some are antiquated and should be erased.
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Do not...
Waste your time,
With anyone
Who is going to do,
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You wish to live life,
On your terms?
As if you have earned that right.
As if you command Summer breezes,
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As a child,
I was never one
To have fun playing games,
Of hide and seek!
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I hate you!
With so much love.
I no longer deny it.
How could you leave me?
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Simple.
Profound...
And to the point!
No detours or scenic views.
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All the policies enforced and claimed...
That maintains their virtues,
Have not sustained a confidence remaining.
And creaks from cracks long aging,
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