Eyes Swollen From Tears Cried Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Wounded are those left scarred,
Again.
Reminded of a pain that remains,
Unhealed or given a chance of it.

Wounded are those scarred to sob,
Alone to weep.
Or nights to receive,
A moment of peace to allow some sleep.

Crave they do...
Just a piece of equality.
Gone unsatisfied...
Are their forgotten dreams.

Lost.
And cast aside,
Are their dreams just to taste...
That horse! And promised 40 acres.

Eyes swollen from tears cried.
To rely on a hope,
That seems to be purposely...
From them denied.

Feelings of being,
Misguided, patronized and disenfranchised...
Becomes more validated as truth.
Yet testify they continue to do,
With kept disbeliefs their agonies...
Are used as excuses,
By the ones who choose...
To leave them suffering,
For their own sickened amusement.

'We've been left to feel orphaned.
We've been left to feel abandoned.
We've been left to feel kicked to the curb.
As if creatures of humanity,
Serving an undeserved purpose.'

~And...cut!
I love it.
Some of using the fake tears?
Remember,
On film they don't register,
As being realistic.
But, I must say this...
The ones more accustomed,
To suffering and pain?
You guys are the true stars,
Of this documentary.
Great job.~

Wounded are those left scarred,
Again.
Reminded of a pain that remains,
Unhealed or given a chance of it.

Wounded are those scarred to sob,
Alone to weep.
Or nights to receive,
A moment of peace to allow some sleep.

Eyes swollen from tears cried.
To rely on a hope,
That seems to be purposely...
From them denied.

Feelings of being...

~Just a second.
The narration.

'What's wrong with the narration? '

~It's...well...
Not ethnic enough.
I'm not 'feeling' it at all.
That...'sickened amusement business'...
Kills the overall effect.
Hmmm...
Get me someone,
More connected to this grief.
I want to produce something memorable.
I don't want anyone who sees this,
To hesitate emptying out their pockets.
Although I must admit...
Visually as depicted historically,
This is some classic stuff.~