<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=446186" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Why I Could Care Less' by Lawrence S. Pertillar</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I grew up in the projects, <br>My sister and I.<br>I was the older... <br>And expected to be the protector, <br>Without excuses or alibis.<br>I had no one older to express my frustrations.<br>My mother was both my mom and dad then.<br>And my sister and I were latchkey children! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">I grew up with an edge.<br>A bit of a chip on my shoulder! <br>I really didn't have a childhood...<br>I always felt quite older.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And throughout my life...<br>Witnessing those who whine about petty stuff.<br>I look back upon my life thanking God, <br>How I grew up.<br>I thank God for my parents...<br>And their struggles to maintain.<br>My sister Andrea who helped me remain sane! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Women's League Day Care Center...<br>With their counselors who guided me on my way.<br>The residents of Bellevue Square...<br>To this day I may see a few from those 'golden days'.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And to those who take others for granted.<br>With demands their selfish whims be met...<br>If it had not been for them, <br>And their pointless greed and attitudes...<br>I probably would not express, <br>Why I could care less...<br>About them now being in distress and duress.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My mama taught me a few things about survival...<br>'What goes up comes down! <br>Folks who grin and smile...<br>Will someday show frowns.<br>Now go outside and try to be a child, <br>Like the other kids! '</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=446186" data-title="Why I Could Care Less' by Lawrence S. Pertillar de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="I grew up in the projects, My sister and I. I was the older... And expected to be the protector, Without excuses or alibis. I had no one older to express my frustrations. My mother was both my mom and dad then. And my sister and I were latchkey..."></div> </div> </div>

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