To Escape From Those Common Places Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Hard it is,
To esacpe from those common places.
And familiar faces we grow with perceptions,
Comfort us in an exchange of receptions...
To confirm the lives we are led to live.

Hard it is,
To accept differences.
We instantly become threatened,
In our protective environments.

And then many begin to adventure,
Beyond those boxes of do's and do nots.
To experience something fresh to discover...
What our taught concepts from us has blocked.

Past teachings taught then,
Become limited.
And the ones restricting boundaries to inflict,
Are observed to have biases...
Outdated and illegitimate.

And questions to them,
No more are asked.
Since what has been uncovered,
Opens eyes wide and fast.