Choose to live a life

brave, full of wonder, even

So the sea can see.

Surviving Savannah by Patti Callahan

 

American Dirt

Covering our white privilege

Ignoring others.

 

Forced on a journey,

A mother and son, they move

greeted by struggle.

 

But they do survive.

Their story, like so many,

determined yet weak.

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

 

We just do not know

The struggles people carry

Hidden behind smiles.

Anxious People by Fredrick Bachman

 

Judging others is

A monstrous game played by so

Many who miss out.

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

 

Dust-covered, dirty

migrate to California

heart set; tragedy.

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah