27 Dec 2022

Sharp objects smooth with the erosion of time — I am ten years old in the middle of a family dispute I can understand but not control. I am now thirty and understand even less. I don’t want to. I want to tell you you’re good. I want to do it all wrong and to still see God. I want Him to see us.

An elderly woman smiles and looks off to the side, standing in her home.

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