<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=442691" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Spiritually Costly</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">It has been spiritually costly, <br>For the status quo to adopt policies...<br>That has kept racist inequities, <br>Unchecked.<br>Without reflecting.<br>Or introspectively accepting.<br>And keeping ignorant beliefs, <br>A segment of their population suppressed...<br>In an oppressive freedom, <br>That advances irresponsibility.<br>And with excuses made to feed...<br>Upon perceptions that leaves them, <br>Feeling rejected and in dire need.<br>To be left convinced...<br>Staying to pray on their knees, <br>Saves their souls. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">It has been spiritually costly, <br>For them not to participate...<br>In the upgrading of a mindset, <br>That does not compensate...<br>Those that do not initiate respect.<br>With a protection done, <br>Not of benefit to anyone.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It has been spiritually costly, <br>For them not to insist...<br>An advantage is received, <br>By those with desires to relieve themselves<br>Of fantasies.<br>And to live life right, <br>Is to forgive.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=442691" data-title="Spiritually Costly de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="It has been spiritually costly, For the status quo to adopt policies... That has kept racist inequities, Unchecked. Without reflecting. Or introspectively accepting. And keeping ignorant beliefs, A segment of their population suppressed... In a..."></div> </div> </div>

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