These are all very moving and beautiful. You must never say you are not a poet again. You've so got this! Each of these could have been presented as its own post, they all stand alone.

My favorite bit, so very true, but only those of us who have been through this can possibly understand:

When will we become cognizant?

We will take for granted until grace is required.
Hide from the needs of others until we ourselves need to be found.
Laugh at the expense of others until scorned ourselves.
Selfish until we need a selfless response.

xo