Pink Sneakers

The Metaworker/December 16, 2022

The woman passes every day with her pink sneakers and floral running pants and cute son in a navy uniform. The son talks a blue streak while the woman nods, her head down, repeating, “Uh-huh.” Sometimes they notice me, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes the woman in the pink sneakers smiles  a straight, close-lipped, no teeth smile. Sometimes she just nods…