The Doctors Said The Little Boy Was Beyond Saving

for maybe four minutes when I added the tap.

Index finger against the concrete. Slow. In time with the exhale. A sound so small the wind almost ate it. Tap. Breathe. Tap.

It’s a grounding pattern. The rhythm gives a scrambled nervous system something external to organize around, something predictable in a world that just proved itself completely unpredictable.continue reading …