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Softening

A poem

1 min readOct 10, 2026

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It’s impossible.

Everyday, I studied the aspect
of his eyes, his gait, his definition
pushing with such vibrancy
and depth
that cast off the
demons
within me and deemed me
the holiest saint

walking the red sea
of my sins unwashed.

Half-comprehended notions
leave me to my vices,
those which the might
oak delivered unto me,
the blazing phoenix
became for
me.

What, then, is love?

If not longing for your scent,
waiting for your imprint,
wandering aimlessly with
admiration and companionship —
then what? Long have I been
blind and deaf
to the subject that I scarce
believe in your soothing words,
waters that quake the strongest
of calms and stills them
in their path.

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Rolando
Rolando

Written by Rolando

Educator. Poet by nature. Observer of life. I write about the things I feel deeply, think quietly, and sometimes struggle to put into words.