Dedicated Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I am more today dedicated.
To what it is I love.
That which is my own to discover.
And not imitated to have been found by another.
With a caring less of being thought selfish.
This air I breathe,
Was not borrowed or leased.
I've already paid my dues.
And I'm am free of debts,
Others may feel owed to society.

I am deserving to have happiness.
I've played enough games with naysayers.
And their associates.
Never would I have known,
My best life to live...
Was to leave people like that alone.
With a giving more of my time clearing my mind.
Finding to appreciate my blessings,
Had been more beneficial than charading pretense.
With a commitment made to express my gratitude.
And each day never to forget,
There is nothing like feeling the need to be thankful.
With a putting of that reality in perspective.