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Tomas Leach's avatar

beautiful bit of writing Elaine!

Elaine McMillion Sheldon's avatar

thank you for reading, Tomas

Hilary Hess's avatar

I also love seeing what other people are doing on their phones on the airplane and have to catch myself from being too obvious about it.

Thinking often about the ways we are so isolated from each other, the other day I wrote this: "We have everything we need to not need anyone."

Elaine McMillion Sheldon's avatar

beautiful - and tragic - thanks for reading and sharing Hilary

Brian Gabriel Canever's avatar

This is terribly depressing poetry. I have found, like you, that our role as parents has come to include being nice and engaging to other peoples’ kids because so few take an interest.

Elaine McMillion Sheldon's avatar

haha sorry - I did not mean to depress but yes, it's not uplifting