Poem by R.M. Dolin, March 2026
Souls That Once Were One
Sometimes dear one,
when something becomes
permanently terminal,
the best thing to do
is let it die.
The end of marriage is that way,
it’s born the day
you take vows,
but time and lack of nourishment
cause it to starve.
Like any languishing life
the marriage struggles,
it fights,
it tries holding on
until no longer possible.
It’s time to let go, dear one.
Let the suffering end
so the two separate souls
that once were one,
can heal and move on.
From chapter 18 of the R.M. Dolin novel, “The Dangling Conversation.” When Henry abruptly leaves town for a promotion, Isabelle exercises her righteous anger by coldly accusing Kyle of doing the same thing to Maggie years ago when his first marriage ends. Kyle defends himself by explaining the end of love’s final act of mercy.
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