The 2nd Earl of Rochester

He to love her,
And her life a stage.
But this behavior is
Not appropriate for a
Man of breeding.

Primal in his needs.
Love to close to angels,
The man he feels he must be.
To fall under women’s touch,
Threes time he did fall.

The third to fall so deep in love.
For man does fall but three times.
First is lost to pleasures of the flesh.
2nd the women he will marry.
Then last and best of all.

Let love over take your heart,
Feel as if you have never felt before.
House of Lords and kings men,
To shag and lay among noble ken.
Numb at heart and from within life.

Choices made and pay the price,
As face and flesh fall from this life.
Lessons learned but no regrets,
Drained the bottle for way to long.
Touch of whores all wrong.

On deaths bed he still did live,
Within memories and lovers bliss.
Writer, lover, rebel, but just a man.
You loved your life and lived well,
And made redemption on your own terms.