By the River, the World Paused…

Adi and I set out on a walk through the quiet streets of Washington, D.C. The air was crisper than back home on the Gulf. I miss that ole’ island. Like a friend who knows all my moods—the smell of salt, the steady hum of the tide, the gulls that never ask for much, only to be noticed. “Let’s find a labyrinth,” Adi said. “A labyrinth? Here? In D.C.?” “The city is full of them. Follow me.” So we walked. Through streets too empty for the Capitol dome standing just beyond the trees. The kind of quiet that feels rehearsed. […]

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