Shaver, Elery2024-07-162024-07-162024-07https://hdl.handle.net/2152.5/10372The author submitted this entry in the Open Verse Poetry category (Amateur division) for the 2024 On My Own Time (OMOT) Art Show.I wrote this poem after comforting a mother whose adult child died of cancer. Her anguish touched me, and I felt compelled to articulate the powerful ways that her family and friends were supporting her in this devastating moment. Experiencing something like this can feel so isolating, even when you are surrounded by people who grieve alongside you.enOpen Verse PoetryOtherDivision A: Amateur