She admires him, proud
and happy she imagines --
that she has changed him.
Zij bewondert hem,	Sie bewundert ihn,
trots beeldt ze zich in dat zij --	stolz bildet sie sich ein, sie --
hem veranderd heeft.	hat ihn verändert.

Poem S2545
Amsterdam, 2025-02-03
She came to stay (Simone de Beauvoir) - 1943
Novel (roman à clef) "L'invitée" (1943, "She came to stay" / "The Invitee", 1949), part 2, chapter 4
Collection: Loves Tricks Gains Pains in the years 1940-1959
Keyword: Love: idealisation 
Tribute to: De Beauvoir, Simone