Openly Critiqued Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Openly Critiqued

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For most of my life,
I have paid my own dues.
And collected bruises,
With installments to pay...
Along the way.
This is not hypothetical or myth!
I have kept receipts,
To show and prove what I've done to do.

And for anyone to believe,
They could have easily walked in my shoes...
I have not been in hiding anywhere,
To have that done for them to wear.
But somehow,
The daring for them to do it...
Would open the door for more of their excuses.
And having a fear of being openly critiqued they refuse.

It is much easier to pretend we can be someone else,
Than to actually be that one else who is not pretentious.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ace Of Black Hearts 29 March 2012

Some show scars that have been done. Some have taught you the wisdom to overcome and move on. Everyone must pay their penance when it come due. Their no exception not even you. But the amount paid will vary as some times the canary sings and sometimes not. A beautiful hymn not easily forgot. But they are those who still do. A hard lesson is one that is continuous repeated. Like history time line of facts and theories tried and proven. But still they are those who believe they can rewrite it. But even upon this somethings won't change. They are rules to everything in life. Some are easily bent. Other are easily prevented. But some will be as permanent the rock which earth is made out of. Over, under, and straight through failure after failure with re-approach we come to. Some brick walls just can't be pounded out. A strategy must be formulated to overcome these difficulties. A weakness is a unknown valuable asset, in our course of follow throughs. Thought to be golden in a time of futile moments. The constant disappointments. Like a child at the candy store you smack his or her hand saying you can have it, at least not yet. You have to earn it. But by saying that we are saying the child has a guarantee to achieve with hard work. But sometimes this not the way of it. Talents exist are used, while with others its is wasted with frugal chases of what they don't really have a knack for. Everybody is not equal. And it is not fair nor suppose to be. To put everybody in the same class is mediocrity at its best. Their are those who live with little success and have learned how to live without it. And their are those of continuous successes but still don't know how to live or what to do with it.

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