Grateful And Pleased Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I've been too real.
And I think,
That has been my greatest flaw.

When someone discovers,
A thing one does...
Is much bigger than they perceive.
They begin to believe,
It should be shown...
As they conceive it to be.
Like in magazines, movies...
Or on national TV.

And when it isn't...
They don't know how to react.
Since they know they have shown,
A lot of disrespect.

And they expect to get that back.

And when they realize,
Something genuine has been missed...
They attempt to overcompensate for it.
Instead of showing the respect given,
That has been shown to them.
They begin to then look at another a different way.
As if what had been displayed for years...
To them had not been known that way.

I've been too real.
And I think,
That has been my greatest flaw.

And that's why I prefer the peace of my own company.
Too many are deluded,
By impressions of success.
And why those amongst them...
Should live somewhere else to do that best.

'So and so,
Has a condo in New York City.
Did you know so and so,
Moved from Atlanta to LA? '

No I didn't.
I'm glad to have a bus pass.
Ad peace of mind with me everyday.
And I pray for it to last.

I am grateful and pleased,
To be right where I am!
And happy to have my life in perspective.