2015 Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Twenty fifteen arrives on the scene,
With a leaving of no one...
Freed to excuse what appears clearly,
To expose the truth with such vivid reality.

No escapes to replay games of charade.
In the year 2015,
A life to live with it done in masquerade,
Will leave many feeling threatened and afraid.

2015 comes to keep those with faith protected.
Those disrespected and neglected,
Will find themselves praised for their honesty.
And sought to seek as representatives of bravery.

Twenty fifteen arrives on the scene,
With a leaving of no one...
Freed to excuse what appears clearly,
To expose the truth with such vivid reality.

No escapes to replay games of charade.
These options are erased in the year 2015.
A life to live with it done in masquerade demeans.
And will leave many feeling threatened and afraid,
To remove their masks and reveal their true faces.

2015 comes to keep those with faith protected.
Those disrespected and neglected,
Will find themselves praised for their honesty.
And sought to seek as representatives of bravery.

2015 will find many wanting with wishes to come clean.
And deceptions known but never before by them shown,
Will begin to mend with a forgiveness to them given.
Since in the year two thousand and fifteen...
No one will think of it a benefit to be to others cruel or mean.
Or accept the doing of it to expect this 'nonsense' digested.