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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liezel