His Annoyance, My Awakening

g sound of machinery, a symphony of six yea

o excited to visit their father M

He's just inside." Sarah, Michael's brother's widow, whis

sappearing through the massive doorway, believin

s for Sarah, taking our factory severance pay t

unsecured metal cart. A klaxon blared. Two screams, cut sh

is face filled with chil

d, flatly. "Saves me the trouble

. "They were just baggage a

queezing the breath from me. The world turned gra

ng through the grimy window. A calendar on the wall marked the da

big brown eyes filled wit

e. I clung to them, inhali

as burned into my mind. Grief remained, a hot knot of agony

ar down your world, piece by piece, and I will m

nce at happiness. It was