That's Promising Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
That's Promising
What are you running for?
'I'm running to keep my truth,
And peace of mind...
From being deceived by more promises,
I use to believe...
When I first heard them told to me.
Why run?
What do you hope will be won,
By running away...
From those making promises,
You believe are made only to deceive?
'I'm hoping to win my sanity back again.
I only noticed recently,
How many were living on empty promises.
And frightened I became when I realized,
The same people are returning...
With campaigns promising that 'this' time,
My wishes and wants have not been forgotten.'
That's promising!
'I know.
And I still have a little more than a year to go,
To make sure my mind this time they don't take...
As I did before while awaiting to pay for my delusions.'
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/12/2024 9:59:41 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Baltimore riot is unexpected and it shows the level of intelligence we have created in the minds of thought through education, The educators and the system have failed and again it is proved that human are the brutes... Though the above comment is related to your Presidential Election poem (I assume and I may be wrong) , we are really shocked after seeing those visuals.. Hi Lawrence, Thank you for sharing your thoughts here..