Companion poem for chapter 22 of the R.M. Dolin novel, "What Is to Be Done"
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You feel the trigger twitch
in determination
even though it’s still
a long way from
completing the cycle.
In a world divided by death
and reluctance,
the dichotomy of commitment is final.
“How old is your soul?”
the armadillo quietly asks
the hawk hunting
in downward spirals.
“Old enough to have tested
the emptiness of desperation,”
he woefully answers.
“Vital enough to resist
the consequences of change.”
From the R.M. Dolin novel, “What Is to Be Done.” Jake and the rest of the Americans for a New America (ANA) meet to chart their path forward; a path that includes helping Sympatico get free and launching their virtual coup.
