2 My Sister by Cryptic Paw A poem about missing and being separated from a cherished pet when leaving for college.

I'm sorry I can't love you by Amoridere A mother who cannot love her children expresses her remorse.

3 Roses by Clara E. Taylor God can raise our children much better than we or our culture can. All we have to do is give them to Him to raise through us.

Musings & Moon Jellies by Amoridere I went to the Aquarium the other day.

Cursed Child by Amoridere A(nother) poem about a mother with her "cursed" children.

Memories of You by Ange Amour *

2 Oh, Mother by Embitterment You have burdened my shoulders like an old woolen shawl. A restlessness overtakes my pen, for I hear footsteps coming down the hall. My breath comes out in a rush.

2 To my sister in China by LarryBell Written while missing my sister, half a world away.

1 Hot Hurt by Cameron Pedersen When she told me

1 The Jewish Cemetery at Pittsburgh by WJosephusW A lamentation for the dead, specifically those who perished in the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in October of 2018.

I Will Remain by WJosephusW A Poem about Generational Identity, and the struggle of a People.

1 Ariel and Triton by Amoridere I had my own "King Triton" to contend with.