Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Be well.
Stay honest and confident 'within'.
Remember, what ever is outside of yourself...
You are in it and not of it.
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You've given me lots of reason,
To keep a level head and play it cool.
You've given me insight to reason,
To accept the past has passed.
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The only ones who seem to be unafraid to face fear,
Are those who are unaware they are suppose to.
And refuse they do to listen to definitions of it,
For reasons others do to find it valued.
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Do you think for one moment,
I would stay to tolerate your mess?
Did you think my patience would last forever?
And I would let you test me without protest.
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Yeah. Yeah,
I'd like to be there where you are.
Yeah. yeah,
But there is something about your demeanor.
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No secrets are left kept,
When discreet confessions
Are swept away,
To reveal an openness.
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They dislike each other.
Ask them!
They will admit they do.
Ask them the reason...
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I once met a woman from Nantucket.
Who wanted me to add fluid in her bucket...

'GRANDPA? ? ? '
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Censored by minds immature.
But no less decadent.
And hardly pure.
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A spackling 'now' used,
Will not disguise
The appearance of cracks.
Shouldn't a wall be erected...
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