Scott Avenue Play Area

The School Run

I didn’t realise I would miss the school run.
The rushing, the coaxing, the muttering.

The familiar faces, the friendly waves, the people streaming from every direction.

The streets were once full and my mind was quiet.
Now the streets are quiet and my mind is full.

Waves of emotion replace the wave of a hand.
And the rushing has stopped.

–Laura Sumner

Gloucester