Kisses, girlfriends, women and me

I believed in my youth
that the kisses that I receive
were the way that destiny
holds its sway over me
and that every woman
that was interested in me
was destined by the gods

and still I chose
with whom my passions was spent
as if only one was made for me
and did not care where the others went
in rebellion to a eternal plan
and did not take every one
that I could

and now I must admit
that I am displeased
over the purity of youth
and that I did not plough the field
and sow the seed
wherever I could.

[Reference: Kiss as kiss can by Heinrich Heine.]

poem by Gert Strydom
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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