things i teach my son:
to honour his sadness
. when it settles in his bones.
to know the value of his tears.
to always give words
to the rain in his heart.
. this,
is my gift to the one
who will love him one day.
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—things i teach my son.
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© Liezel Graham 2019.
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A familiar poem to some of you, and a very special poem to me. This little poem was recently published in The Scarlet Leaf Review along with three other poems that I wrote last year.
I hope you find it as special as it is to me.
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You can read my other poems at
https://www.scarletleafreview.com/poems25/liezel-graham-poems
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