<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=445043" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Unfamiliar Knocking</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Overnight a growth process does not begin, <br>To become uncontrollable.<br>A control loses its hold, <br>When people pretend...<br>The hearing of them is negatively mentioned.<br>And those unafraid to make bold sentiments, <br>Are ignored as being pessimist...<br>Who are nonconformists.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And overnight troubles are not planted to manifest.<br>It just seems that way, <br>To those bumping against them with their eyes closed.<br>Only to open them...<br>When unfamiliar knocking is heard, <br>On both the front and back doors.<br>And a peeking through them, <br>Doesn't prevent bricks being thrown through the windows.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'NEVER! ...<br>In my wildest hallucinating dreams, <br>Could I be convinced something like this...<br>Would remotely happen in 'this' part of town.<br>Since all of us HERE do our utmost best, <br>To protect those 'standards' we treasure and value.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~Did you happen to get a glimpse, <br>Of who might have thrown those bricks? ~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Yes.<br>Those adorable children living across the street.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~And...<br>Just how old are these children? <br>Would you happen to know that? ~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Of course.<br>One is 27 and the other 33.<br>I happen to know that because they still come over, <br>To play with my kids.<br>That's why I am at my wits end to comprehend, <br>Any of this.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">~And...ah...where are your...'kids'? ~</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'You know...<br>My children are very civic minded.<br>They are out making deliveries, <br>To those poor and needy in the inner city.<br>They said they had packages to dropp off.<br>Usually they are back no later than 2am.<br>I am so very proud of their efforts.<br>And the tremendous chances they take, <br>For such a worthy cause.'</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=445043" data-title="Unfamiliar Knocking de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="Overnight a growth process does not begin, To become uncontrollable. A control loses its hold, When people pretend... The hearing of them is negatively mentioned. And those unafraid to make bold sentiments, Are ignored as being pessimist... Who..."></div> </div> </div>

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