Grievances by Sophie Zhu
“Ghosts of a womb / tuck the air in guilt, // our throats heavy / with apology.” — Sophie Zhu
Nonduality by Acie Clark
“When I dwell in the ultimate I know / I would know her in any life.” — Acie Clark
The Weighing by Jane Hirshfield
“The world asks of us / only the strength we have and we give it. / Then it asks more, and we give it.” — Jane Hirshfield
feet by Ross Gay
“I am trying, I think, to forgive myself / for something I don't know what.” — Ross Gay
Morgan Moonscar by Tom Snarsky
“The window of time between now / and universal heat death is enough / for one real apology, so we’d better / make it a good one” — Tom Snarsky
Instructions for the Journey by Pat Schneider
"It’s easy to lose this tenderly / unfolding moment. Look for it / as if it were the first green blade / after a long winter."
The Art of Fugue Part VI by Jan Zwicky
"The patterns of your life / repeat themselves until you listen. / Forgive this."
i am running into a new year by Lucille Clifton
"it will be hard to let go / of what i said to myself / about myself" — Lucille Clifton
What the Water Knows by Sam Hamill
"What the mouth sings, the soul must learn to forgive." – Sam Hamill
