Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Rushing back to get their seats,
After intermission has been announced completed...
Are those happily deluded and deceived.
And entertained with beliefs,
...

First there had been an attempt,
To disclaim my talents.
Hoping this would satisfy their insecurities.
...

I know who has been on my side,
And who hasn't.
That has been my one weakness,
And flaw.
...

Why do folks just make up stuff?
Even those who traditionally lie professionally,
And have kept it this way for centuries...
Can be noticed becoming increasingly appalled,
...

Keep it clean.
Every crack your packing.
Soap it up and down.
Rinse that dirt away.
...

The golden rule?
Those who hold and control the gold...
Will rule.
Those who disbelieve,
...

They are afraid to be discovered,
As imbeciles!
So to avoid this exposure...
Laws were amended.
...

Women raising their boys,
And alone.
Do it with the expectation,
A teaching them to be fathers...
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Refresh, revive, renew...
And declare yourself,
You!
Detached and removed,
...

Is there a cultural and racial divide,
That has been as wide,
As any gap witnessed in canyons...
With a depth that is noticed,
...