Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

If I express with a courtesy and respect I give,
Naturally.
I overhear whispers spoken
Of how phony I am.
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Perceptions change dramatically,
When assumptions done...
Are discovered to be,
Painful realities some could not believe.
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If you want to win you've got to stack the pack.
Sitting and wishing wont bring the cash.
Those with dreams work hard at tasks.
Ambition with a mission is the right ammunition.
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If a claim is made,
By one to be better at representing the good...
And the best of the people's interest,
And all that is shown and known,
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Those who pray with faith will know,
From where to them their blessings flow.

And those unsure and still pretend,
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No one should disrespect another,
Period!
Although people do.
And those they choose and select,
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Stop and listen.
Learn and heal.

No one 'should' have their life,
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Beware of those who expose,
Traits of misery.
You will recognize them immediately.
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Eyes trained to look away,
With beliefs that which remains...
From them one day will vanish to fade...
Are eyes betrayed.
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Recognize minimize limits,
From inside and decide...
To reach beyond,
That which divides.
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