The Worshipper — Poems for Ioana

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I was your admirer, but what was I to you? A sucker in love with a poem A man who succumbs to your attention every time The tenth who said: “I promise eternal fidelity” To me you are a cosmic soul mate A mermaid who suddenly ends up in my life The echo of the emptiness in my reflection In that mirror stood a man who was not me Creativity as a friend of his childhood trauma You blew air into the balloon of his charisma Made your admirer a fighter…