Shawn L. Bird

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#30Words30Days 22 adjacent April 22, 2023

Filed under: narrative,Writing — Shawn L. Bird @ 5:46 pm
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30Words30Day challenge to the prompt ‘adjacent’

Toddlers ‘parallel play’ rather than interact. He feels that same disconnect.

They’re side-by-side, like they’re floating on the waves, pulled apart, fighting back to each other.

Adjacent grief is exhausting.

 

What do you think?