I Gasp For Breath Poem by John Sensele

I gasp for breath when feelings choke my bosom
When in frustration thoughts tumble
In the vortex of my mind they can't hold t ransom
As my heart and my libido in unison grumble.

I grasp my pillow when tears roll down my cheeks
When in retrospect I ask why I've been so callous
To play the field with a bevy of chicks for selfish kicks
As with several of them I became so thoughtless.

I bang my head against my bedroom window
When upon reflection I realize how many hearts
I've broken on my favourite dance floor
Where it never occurred I treated ladies like disposable tarts.

I blush when introspection
Interrogates my motives in pretending to love
When in reality infatuation in action
Drives me to play the white dove.