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The moon abandoned the world tonight
The moon abandoned the world tonight. from the window, I see the light of flimsy fires built by the homeless, fighting to keep warm.
across the street in the polo ground they crouch, huddled in groups around their little pyres, no more than candles floundering in a storm.
hungry, cold, they’re not allowed to sleep. I feel ashamed. silently, deep holes in the sky open up. raindrops weeping from above
steal whatever warmth there was, until one by one the sparks go out. still there is no cry of despair. hope lives, filling me with love.
~Broken Wings~ |
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