Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Anyone who has ever been led to believe,
A keeping to not reveal their dishonesty...
To conceal and not reveal,
To a spouse, lover or someone regarded...
...

Is it the front.
Or the back.
Or both sides of 'no',
You find so difficult to face?
...

The only thing needed for you to give up,
Is...
That sleaze.
Your sleaze,
...

You believe...
The dance of all life should be equal.
And you,
Believe...
...

Keeping you affixed in my mind,
Is like a nicotine habit.
And does not do a thing,
For my wish...
...

They are going to win back,
Their redundancy.
And discover who the failures,
Really are.
...

Softly touch me...
With your hands now warm but once so cold.
Softly touch me,
And understand...
...

A promise to keep this secret,
Is a hard job.
A promise to keep discreet,
Is just so hard.
...

There is no 'me'...
To experienced alone,
Condoning this...
In a you and I relationship.
...

I am trying to find a way to restart.
Somewhere to begin to say
What is in my heart,
Right now.
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