Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell, who is running for Governor of California, has been making some headlines over a poem he allegedly wrote years ago.

When he was 19 years old, he apparently published an erotic poem titled “Hungover From Burgundy.” He’s now 45.

The text of the poem has been circulating online, and his rep responded to the text.

Keep reading to find out more…

“If you think Eric’s poetry at 19 was bad, you should see his diary when he was 12,” his campaign spokesperson told TMZ.

Daily Mail claims that the Congressman published the poem for his college Campbell University’s literary magazine, The Lyricist.

Scroll down to see the text of the poem he allegedly wrote.

“Hungover From Burgundy”

And there beauty was
Formless and magnificent—
A flurry of limbs and nails.
She chased and I ran,
I chased and She ran.
Atop my hotel she stopped,
And I lept for cloth and tan,
My anxious arm she bit— my scar is beautiful.
While I screamed,
She bent her lips to mine.
Kissing till veins imploded and exploded,
Till blood rolled down our chins,
For bounded mouths cannot speak of parting.

In the morning, I awoke beside beauty’s shadow—
Her form sloppy and her legs pale.
My scar lost,
My lips cracked and dry.
And we groaned simultaneously.