Stained Glass
Blondie texted me a frowny face emoji and a house. She was moving to her new apartment and wouldn’t be coming home in the summers anymore. I called her. We talked about life’s turning points, and the mixed feelings that come with them.
“You’re life so far has been like a beautiful stained glass window,” I said. “Some of the most precious pieces were given to you, like the love of your family. Others you worked hard to get, like your athletic and academic success.”
“Some pieces feel like broken glass,” Blondie said.
“They let life’s light pass through,” I said. “You can see the whole window because you’ve suffered the bad. People who’ve had no struggles, who have no broken pieces, often don’t see all the good.”
Today I’ll be grateful for the broken pieces that let the light in.
Summer with the Slug Rats © 2020 by Ken Montrose
Summer with the Slug Rats is a work of fiction. Any similarity between the characters and anyone you might know is purely coincidental.
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