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Bird
A Short Story
Jonathan Greene
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Jan 31, 2020
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Photo by Daniel Kempe on UnsplashLily was the best thing each of them had ever done. She was a shining light in their perceived misery. The only thing holding this tattered mess together.
Her eyes lit up both of their lives. Separately. Because they didn’t know how to do it together. They couldn’t even appreciate their own daughter together. They couldn’t do anything together. And Lily sensed that. Instinctually.
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Written by Jonathan Greene
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Father, podcast host, poet, writer, real estate investor/team leader, certified life coach. Curating a meaningful life. IG: trustgreene | trustgreene.com
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