Patience

Bridget Webber
Aug 31, 2018 · 1 min read

You can do it… Eventually

We sit together as she reaches for her sock,

her aged, tired hands searching

until one grasps the cotton garment

and steadily brings it to her bony foot.

We talk about the weather.

Bridget Webber

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