Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Holding those accountable,
For public speeches made...
Idealistically detached from that,
Which is actually lived as fact...
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Don't you find yourself in an odd position?

Remember,
It was years ago...
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There is nothing like maintaining one's beliefs.
With a faith sustained,
To one day see them realized.
And there is something inside,
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Many have chosen to acknowledge,
Their blemishes and flaws.
With an exposure,
That does not camouflage...
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We have it here on your 'record'.
Theft of a candy bar,
From a local grocery store.
What is your defense?
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Because one is approachable,
Does not mean another is being chased.
Laws of attraction are in force.
Which, from a point of view...
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I had been prepared,
To establish more than a fling with you.
But even a fling became a boring contemplation.
That's when I began to show my agitation.
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A showing of a disrespect one regrets,
Does not erase the act of it from one's knowing.
It is best not to disrespect, period.
Than to have it left as the only impression made,
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Get over the notion,
That the finding of dirt...
On someone,
Will embarrass them.
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If something done to another,
Is unprovoked.
Unnecessary.
And did not cause reason to initiate,
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