Whenever The Where

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



When we all make an effort,
To improve who we are to do it consciously.
You, me and others too,
Would have little time...
Whining to place blame and complain,
About anyone.

Anyone doing the best they can to ignore,
The comments made by ignorant people.
Wanting to get,
As much attention for themselves as possible.
And the focus taken away,
From those they claim...
Being incapable of not being down to Earth.

Earth.
This one.
In which naysayers wish to have others,
Seen...
As less ambitious.
No incentive.
Motivation or discipline.
Yet,
Want to be observed....
Being above everyone else.
And different.

What sense does that make?

And...
Although this may be true.
Some who view this,
From their imaginative perspective.
Will still not admit to themselves,
The effort taken to endeavor any dream...
Requires more than talking about others.
Behind their backs.
Done to do to replace that,
With sacrifice, determined motivation.
And a willingness to tell many what to kiss!

This...
Is what makes the difference,
Between wishing to have success.
And berating those taking such steps,
A possibility!

However...
If anyone should take their time,
To witness and observe...
The ones passing their judgements,
On others to claim them...
Of not being 'Down To Earth?'
For whatever their judgements passed,
Are worth?
Seem to be the very ones,
Pretentiously involved in perpetuating...
A non-existing of images to create.
Whenever the where they find necessary,
To present their unresistable urgent need...
To expose a pretentiousness charaded.
Imitated and prepared ready to reveal.
At a moment's notice to perform.

And...
In their choice of choosing to masquerade,
Their version...
Of what being Down To Earth is!
From an isolated,
Gated.
Walled in.
Guarded, fenced and concealed thoughtless...
Self serving indulgence.

Done.
Without announcing,
The creating of it home-made!
And...
Had been as strategic as a self righteousness,
Can be!

Done.
With noses upturned and minds empty.
Vacant.
Yet preoccupied with visions of self worth.

Whenever the where anyone cares,
To pay this cloaking of hypocrisy...
A giving the interest of their attention.
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Written on June 18, 2022

Submitted by lpahtillah on June 18, 2022

Modified by lpahtillah on June 19, 2022

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Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 2,147
Words 432
Stanzas 11
Stanza Lengths 6, 7, 11, 1, 11, 5, 16, 9, 6, 4, 3

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