Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Incorrect perceptions,
Are imposed and projected...
By those with unchanged beliefs.
And fixed to satisfied stagnation.
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My place is where my footsteps are traced,
To validate as made to make known.
It took me a long time to see it that way,
Since I only adventured...
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Few seek relationships to end in ruin from rust.
But those who make claims not to know,
When signs began to show deterioration...
Are the very ones who implemented,
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Each day I can not say,
The unknown I welcome.
And I have no fear of it.
But I do keep a faith,
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There are those with insecurities,
Who believe them to be less noticeable...
If they are quick to point out the flaws,
And blemishes of others in public.
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'What on Earth are you doing? '

I'm trying to get inside.
But I don't want to offend anyone.
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There is nothing you have in common with me.
I have been blessed to keep the depth of my anguish,
Concealed from exposing its appearance on my face.
You have no idea what it takes,
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I've become less impressed on a daily basis,
With those who wish to express their views...
From behind a cart they push.
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We all come to experience 'our' truths.
We all come to experience,
Realities lived others may not accept.
Or come to believe,
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What there is I give,
Is given and not to borrow.
You can take it to claim it yours.
That which I give.
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