Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Living one's life,
On incredible big lies to tell...
Eventually comes to shred every bit,
Of one's credibility sold to sell too well.
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Do not release from you the need,
To uncover opportunity.
That which is within your reach.
Seek that life you wish to live!
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You have not yet learned to survive.
I've heard you make excuses for it.
As you sit in the comfort of your parents' home.
Who provide amenities,
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Freedom imitated,
Can never be a freedom...
Manifested to appreciate.
It would be underrated sooner or later.
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The uninvited presence,
Of the new normal amongst us...
May be protested by those against it.
And those accustomed to challenging change,
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You may be right.
Perhaps it is his skin color,
That is disliked most about him.
However...
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Listen!
I do not intend to burst your bubble,
But
You are wasting your time,
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A self determination,
Could be applied more effectively...
If those hired to oversee communities,
Found their jobs to leech elsewhere.
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Is there a cultural and racial divide,
That has been as wide,
As any gap witnessed in canyons...
With a depth that is noticed,
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The narrative and the pain associated,
Has not been experienced...
By those who can not relate.
And the narrative in debates wont change it.
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