John Sensele Poems

Forgive me, Love, if I've been remiss
In the way I treated and handled you
Although I feel sorry I made you miss
The best care, the best love, I promise to start anew.
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Temper, you're lightning
That strikes with a bang
Severs social sorties in the evening
Only to vanish in the wake of slang clang.
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Mystery madam, spin your story soon
Shed light from your hexing eyes
For you, I'll groom and zoom a cartoon
That lifts the veil on your sensual sighs.
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Strange ranger roared into muted motion
Sight too sad to contemplate
Gait too groggy to draw a standing ovation
Spectators too sober to deflate or inflate
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From nowhere, a hermit without a permit quit
Quit from rivers of raucous reasons
Which for him meant his defeat couldn't fit
Despite efforts and escorts of all sorts in successive seasons.
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Kiss of life, lift my veil
Caress my contour, come to my crib
Kiss of life, don't let me fail
Because you hail from my right rib.
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Human nature shines light on the heartbroken
Whose tears and fears decorate days
Spent in despair and in sorrow unspoken
When heartbreaks mark Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays.
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From where I wander and weep redemption rescues robbers
Who express remorse
Pledge to move from ruffians to probers
Of hurt as they dismount from their odious horse.
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Seek sobriety, seek salvation
Wherever you live
Whatever your reaction to provocation
Empathy always give.
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Diss ditherers
Who quit when heat
Hurts horses and minces murderers
No longer fancy fabulous feet.
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