Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Today's youth are heard to say,
'People don't get me.'
With a doing little wanting pay.
'People don't get me.'
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Incorrect perceptions,
Are imposed and projected...
By those with unchanged beliefs.
And fixed to satisfied stagnation.
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I thought you told me you were moving away?

'I did.'

Oh.
So you are here on a visit?
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Each day I can not say,
The unknown I welcome.
And I have no fear of it.
But I do keep a faith,
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Few seek relationships to end in ruin from rust.
But those who make claims not to know,
When signs began to show deterioration...
Are the very ones who implemented,
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My place is where my footsteps are traced,
To validate as made to make known.
It took me a long time to see it that way,
Since I only adventured...
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Good For You.
You've cast your fears away.
And good for you,
Everyday is a brighter day.
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There is nothing you have in common with me.
I have been blessed to keep the depth of my anguish,
Concealed from exposing its appearance on my face.
You have no idea what it takes,
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We all come to experience 'our' truths.
We all come to experience,
Realities lived others may not accept.
Or come to believe,
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What there is I give,
Is given and not to borrow.
You can take it to claim it yours.
That which I give.
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