The poems in this collection emerged from rare moments of fertile solitude during my recovery from breast cancer in July and August 2025. In those quiet hours, I found a deeper connection with myself and with the individual and social dimensions of existence. Each poem is a dive deep into the nature and character of the self, its relationship to the world at large, and its resonance with broader social issues, especially from the perspective of a woman and, ultimately, as an ordinary human being seeking to understand the essence of life.