Two Worlds in One Mirror: a Dialogue Between a Father and Son

By Serge Dahan and Stephan Dahan

Two Worlds in One Mirror is a poetic dialogue between father and son. Stephan Dahan battled a critical life-afflicting addiction and found a voice on the page in poetry. His father, Serge Dahan, an avid writer of poetry himself, found footing on the page as well. This collection is a beautiful conversation between father and son – both seeking the best for one another and the best in humankind. The poems seem to transcend everyday benevolence – and reach to a place where they are each called and call each other to be heroic in their ultimate transformations.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jun 30, 2018
• ISBN: 9781387864522

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TWO WORLDS IN ONE MIRROR

A Dialogue Between a Father and Son

Serge Dahan

Stephan Dahan

We dedicate this book to

Draeden Dahan, son and grandson,

who brings pure joy to our hearts every day.

The Chase

Sometimes my soul feels distant.

Ambitions course fierce through my veins;

Focus

Not yet in place.

Illusions in the mirror,

Too many sometimes.

I barely recognize myself.

Hungry for success,

In need of financial nourishment.

Motivation is starving—virtually nonexistent.

My dreams blow around—they are

A synchronized dance in the wind.

What is it I dream? What do I want

To do with my life?

Where do I start?

Strategic questions—

Chasing answers to understand myself.

It is hard to chase something

When you don’t know what

You’re running after.

I once was a hostage of my past—

A past that evaporates like dust in the wind.

I hold the keys to my future now,

Unlocking the doorway of my destiny.

Life is a journey not a chase.

I am no longer running;

I am the turtle of the race.

While Waiting for Freedom

Instead of a wall, you see an ocean.

A lotus flower, you bloomed

Because of the trials of life.

A solid tree, you grew ring by ring—

Always reaching out for the sky.

You opened your heart, reached

Out. Now, at the edge of life,

As if floating through nothingness,

You embark on a new journey.

Radiant with the glow of peace

Within, you look in the mirror

And see the pure young man

You have always been—

The person