Tag: #heartwarrior
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8. Clocks On The Walls
May 2021 Beth plays with her fingers while I fold laundry on our bed. Tiny socks and onesies form a neat line on my blue sheets. Jane has glued herself to her sister’s side and is singing a song, making it up along the way, kissing Beth’s toes in between stanzas about monkeys on a…
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6. Cliff-Diving
Where to go next. How honest to be. When I stare at my face in a mirror, it seems stiff. Frozen where it is usually at ease. It’s been six months of controlling the message. Keep it silent. Keep it secret. Until finally, I let every word spill from my lips. Adam is stone and…
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5. Three Birds
May 2021 Beth rests against my shoulder. I walk to the lake, swaying a gentle dance through the grass. Her blue eyes are almost closed. I see my grandfather in her eyes and my grandmother in her smile. Both girls have Adam’s ears and my large round eyes, though mine are brown. Beth’s hair is…
A Story For Us To Remember When We Are Old. © Laura Coughlin 2023 