The poems contained within this book were when the part of us which lives alone dominated Erin's life. The second section covers some aspects of dealing with a second rejection. Erin shares some of her conclusions regarding the permutations which precipitate refusal by a mother to know her child. Her observation provides helpful information for adoptees also their partners and friends. Within her poetry is contained the frailty and the vulnerabilities of love which surround us all. "The truth is rarely pure and never simple." - Oscar Wilde