Lawrence S. Pertillar Poems

Flickering back,
To regain a dimming...
Of democracy's flame.
In the hope this dimming done,
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"Hurry. Hurry this up.
No. Much too small.
Pick a much bigger boulder.
Then quickly begin carving,
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Demanding with enthusiasm,
For the comfort of a normalcy wished.
Lived as if entitled,
A kept defiance against a virus...
...

It has been more than fifty years,
Since I had been...
Honorably discharged,
From the United States military.
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Character to have it,
Is not possessed.
For imitation purposes,
Addressed to impress.
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Don't let me be the one,
Keeping you up at nights.
Examining an image.
Seeking a place where it fits.
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Is truth to discover it,
Easier to accept and believe?
Than having someone insist,
Truth actually exist.
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A goodness to have had,
Wanting it back...
Again!
Many should ask,
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Bad?
Oh...
Much worse than that.
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Incredible it may be,
That so many remain incapable...
To accept the rapid changes,
Of a reality staying.
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