Compound Delusions: The Rise & Fall Of Our Design is the fifth original work of creative nonfiction by American Poet and Independent Author Donato DiCristino. This deeply-moving story of trust and loyalty vs. deception and infidelity reveals the soul of a man whose quest for love leaves hims "careening on the brink of madness". The author’s unique way of telling a story in abstract, free-verse and epic poetry has been practiced to perfection.