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Visits with Barbara

Wren Voeltz

Submitted to Contest #32

When I introduced my friend, Barbara, to my newborn baby, both were bundled in blankets.Barbara’s sullen tired face contrasted with my baby’s pink chubby cheeks.Two souls - One arriving and the other One- departing this world.Barbara had held on- for this moment–For the chance to say hello.Just the once. She held my baby in her bony arms, embraced her for seconds, before the light of her artic blue eyes flickered, and her eyes closed. The morphine pulled her away from reality, and lulled her into a deep sleep where I hoped she coul...

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