From The Most Secretive Of Places Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Wouldn't it be nice to live a life we like,
Free without fear of being smeared...
By slander.

And wouldn't it be great if everyone claimed,
To be a friend that can be trusted...
With a faithfulness so loyal and unquestioned,
Until the end.

Wouldn't it be just wonderful to know,
What we do for others...
Is appreciated with a giving back of respect.

Yet...
A life lived without regrets,
Just does not seem to be lived...
If opposition did not exist to make an appearance,
From the most secretive of places that are surprisingly kept.