stamped

every man I knew

traditionally or virtually

stamped my soul

with the softest presence

or the complete reverse of it

if he used me, I used him too

as this equipoise must be maintained

as they were the ones who pulled the strings

yet I was the one who put all the finishing touches

and having the last laugh

with no remorse

as they were always the ones with the flaws

damaging me and my morale

yet it’s different whilst going right down to the wire

is someone so gentle and sweet

that I can write poems about him

he doesn’t know, I don’t know what he would do

if I told him out of the blue

that our souls are compatible

despite bodily absence?

that I can feel their words uttered or written

working on me perfectly

and that this feeling

it’s much deeper than any romance

from which they seem to depart

and I wouldn’t dare to ask

just minding mending my broken heart afterwards

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November 2022

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