School Lunch

They sit at the lunch tables together….alone……seeking the sustenance of acceptance. John g. Lawless ©8/21/2019

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Date: 8/26/2019 6:16:00 PM

love that contrast inside it. Good one!

John Lawless
Date: 8/28/2019 8:09:00 AM

...and somehow the distance shrinks....and friends find one another....

Date: 8/21/2019 9:51:00 AM

Bam. Perfect penning. A fave :))) xomo!

John Lawless
Date: 8/22/2019 6:42:00 AM

...and those of us who brought a lunch were afraid to open it for fear of what Mom had put in it.....

Date: 8/21/2019 8:47:00 AM

So true! A perceptive write! Blessings, Kim

John Lawless
Date: 8/22/2019 6:41:00 AM

and yet.....we are still "old guys" sizing each other up on park benches.....thanks for stopping by Kim

Date: 8/21/2019 8:15:00 AM

I like this...Says a lot...

John Lawless
Date: 8/22/2019 6:39:00 AM

Thanks Arturo...the back to school sales are on and.....lunch awaits...

Date: 8/21/2019 8:00:00 AM

I remember those days. Nicely expressed John

John Lawless
Date: 8/22/2019 6:38:00 AM

...Yeah Chris, I think we all have had those times in our lives.....eyeing each other like gunfighters waiting to see who will make the first move.