Glances At My Stances, Distances & Defences Poem by John Sensele

If I should love again
After a string of letdowns
I should drive a harder bargain
To endure my cure didn't lie on his eiderdowns.

If I should once more think of men
After a break from needless nonsense
I should on behalf of jilted women
Advise lasses raise the bar in their defence.

If I should tracks of my tears
After losing hope and smoking dope
I should fight back fears
That slide me on a sentimental slope where hillbillies grope.

If I take a definitive stance
After being taken twice or thrice for a ride
I should be on my guard and keep a dramatic distance
From losses and crosses that hurt my pride.