Poem by R.M. Dolin, June 4, 2025
The Grand Illusion
Even if I could,
even if I wanted to,
I don’t have a way
to explain any of this
to anyone,
including myself.
You, more than anyone
I know,
deserve peace
and happiness,
the grandest of all illusions.
It hurts seeing you suffer,
discarding things
of lesser value
you wish you could
still cherish,
discovering only after
deepening shadows
encroach their unyielding
viciousness that
cast out discards were always
necessarily needed,
always waiting to be wanted.
From the R.M. Dolin novel, “An Unsustainable Life – The Book of Issac.” Issac write Gabriela a tender letter attempting to explain his mistake of treating their relationship so cavalier. He misses her and only in her absence and his growing maturity dose he realize what a special person she is and the only true way to honor their love is to wish for her happiness.
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