Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Returning attention given to those seeking it,
By telling you what you are not...
And what you could do to improve your status,
For their approval and acceptance...
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For all of the wealth one man has,
Another lives in poverty.
For all of the poverty that man has...
Another finds hope.
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Some have come into this arena,
With eyes bright.
And seeking to delight in relationships.
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Oh no,
Don't want to be a bad boy.
Oh no,
You don't want to be the one destroyed.
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That I do not find myself accepted,
By those who have acquired
A false sense of themselves...
Is fine!
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Never would I wish to compete,
Upon those fields...
Depleted of challenges.
I've witnessed my own foolishness.
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Journeys from the stoop,
I would participate with friends...
Sitting upon them as a child.
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Is it just me?
Am I the only one left believing,
No one can be taught integrity?
Or meet a thief to teach,
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I've got you.
You've got me.
And we've got...
Dreams.
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Anyone who lives a lie and does it well,
To embellish activities actually done...
Does it with a belief deceiving is accepted.
Afterall...
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