Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

People at the bustop.
('people at the bustop? ')
Don't have time to talk a lot.
('people at the bustop? ')
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President Obama...
How do you hope to restore the confidence lost,
By millions of Americans who have...
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Everyday is an audition,
For those with gifts and committed.
With strict discipline inflicted,
The ones devoted can not sit.
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Enchant me,
Even with my eyes closed...
You do.
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If you want romance,
Is there still a chance...
You could slip away,
From your quick and grab it habits...
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It is just uncanny.
And quite a mystery to me...
Why acts or violence,
Inequities and disparites...
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If I lied about knowing love.
In your mind would I increase,
In value?
Would I be someone you might chase,
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The next time you awaken,
Do not generalize your negativity.
Go straight to the nearest mirror,
And thank God you were blessed...
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In 1854 or somewhere around that date,
Someone decided...
This day for them they would celebrate.
Poking fun and playing practical jokes.
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The mothers are now saying,
Their children need their fathers.
But weren't they they ones,
Who kept the fathers away?
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