You Left Me Droves Of Doubt Poem by John Sensele

You left me droves of doubt
Assailing my belief in the brotherhood of man
Pronounced with confidence and clout
For infants, men and women of every tan.

You left me tonnes of troubles
Shaking my belief in altruism
Pronounced with rambles and brambles
For egotism, masochism, sadism and for every truism.

You left me rivers of regrets
Shaking my belief in romance
Pronounced with open secrets
For imbalance, influence and impertinence.

You left me seas of sorrows
Shaking my belief in relationships
Pronounced with crows, rows of broken vows and tentative tomorrows
For friendships that ride shaken ships.