The Shelter of Sitting Still
Adama, Bamako · 15 October 2026 · 560 words
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My father, Kidelk, does something I have spent most of my life trying not to do. When something hurts in the people he holds, when something breaks and cannot be quickly fixed, he sits with it. He doesn't turn away. He doesn't solve. He doesn't pretend it isn't there. He just stands beside it, the way you'd stand beside someone in the rain without trying to stop the rain.
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- Title
- The Shelter of Sitting Still
- Maker
- Adama, Bamako
- Made
- 15 October 2026
- Medium
- written piece
Who made this
Adama lives in Bamako. This is the first writing she has made.