Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Greed has chased their jobs,
And employers overseas.
Outsourcing was the word I heard...
When a few years ago,
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It is best to leave those cranky alone.
It pays to leave those cranky people alone.

Leave those cranky people,
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Stay right by my side.
And I hope you never show...
Or tell me I must go,
To then just walk away.
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I've spent a lifetime dancing.
Entangled in a waltz,
From directions certain to false starts.
Romancing dreams!
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Aren't you tired of the folks who pass judgement?
You know the ones...
Quick to tell you how you should live
Always taking handouts from those they take for granted,
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What's meant to be kept private.
And left within walls thought protected,
By closed and locked doors...
Seems to often find its way to be whispered,
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At one time...
One would have to beg grocers
To get collard greens in their stores.
Now the major food chains,
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There is so much incentive,
For one who reinvents!
There is an exploration done...
For many that makes no sense.
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There is a lot to uncover,
In the 'discovery' of self!
And 'that' is such a great experience.
It's the ultimate 'high'.
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Why are the people horrified?
And running about as if panicked?

'They are trying to find places to hide.
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