20 December 2016

The Manger Exposed


To be vulnerable means to be exposed to the possibility of physical or emotional harm.
We see it everywhere, all the time.
I saw it as I walked past a little one sitting in his vest on the woman’s knee, his round cheeks flushed red, waiting for the medicinal effect of the Calpol to kick in.
He sucked pathetically on his dummy, crying half-heartedly, and clearly feeling very sorry for himself.