School Lunch

They sit at the lunch tables together….alone……seeking the sustenance of acceptance.


John g. Lawless
©8/21/2019
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Dietrich Avatar
August 26, 2019 at 6:16 PM
love that contrast inside it. Good one!
Lawless Avatar
August 28, 2019 at 8:09 AM
...and somehow the distance shrinks....and friends find one another....
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 21, 2019 at 9:51 AM
Bam. Perfect penning. A fave :))) xomo!
Lawless Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 6:42 AM
...and those of us who brought a lunch were afraid to open it for fear of what Mom had put in it.....
Merryman Avatar
August 21, 2019 at 8:47 AM
So true! A perceptive write! Blessings, Kim
Lawless Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 6:41 AM
and yet.....we are still "old guys" sizing each other up on park benches.....thanks for stopping by Kim
Michael Avatar
August 21, 2019 at 8:15 AM
I like this...Says a lot...
Lawless Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 6:39 AM
Thanks Arturo...the back to school sales are on and.....lunch awaits...
Green Avatar
August 21, 2019 at 8:00 AM
I remember those days. Nicely expressed John
Lawless Avatar
August 22, 2019 at 6:38 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.
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