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His cheeks hung like sad gallows

His eyes refused to reflect the sun.

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Geoff Talbot
Jan 30, 2025
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To those who turn away from kindness…

It was just before Christmas and I sat down next to a man at a shopping mall. He face was tired and 10 years older than it was supposed to be. His cheeks hung like sad gallows and eyes refused to reflect the sun.

Those sad eyes were staring at my food… hungrily.

My children seemed oblivious to the man as they talked lo…

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