Within Confines Of My Mind Poem by John Sensele

Within confines of my mind, I am a king
Ruling over a motley of thoughts and feelings
From being a billionaire to being a boxing champion in a ring
Where I dispatch opponents one by one to enjoy my leisure evenings.

Within confines of my mind, I lock away a world so cold
It gives me creepy cravings to shut out pretenders and offenders
Who turn my world blue as foes and their corny toes withhold
The warmth and love I deserve. What the heck, get lost, loss lenders.

Within confines of my mind, I can play any role
Slave, queen, knave, dean, hubby, bimbo plus a lot more
To blow my own trumpet if no one does and if no parole
Is forthcoming to cut short my prison period and grant me gregariousness galore.

Within confines of my mind, I dismiss politicians
Captains of industry, street walkers, double dealers
Quid subtractors, peace of mind wreckers and Venetians
Whose Gondola rides remind me in a funny way of Xmas travellers.