It Glows!
A dark cellar, damp with despair,
One candle lit, rose perfumes the air.
It Glows!
A man sleeps alone, hard concrete -
cold and wet.
A fleece scarf, a cotton blanket -
It Glows!
A woman crying, a battered and
bruised face,
Some coffee, conversation -
It Glows!
A child scorned by his peers
He is different, yet the same.
A hug, a smile -
It Glows!
A traveler lost in the city,
An outstretched hand, a burden shared -
It Glows!
A neighbor whispers to the wind
Only his echo listens.
A slit wrist, blood on the snow
Strangers gossip, friends judge
Horror and disgust, no light, no love -
Cold ice, bitter frustration!
A life remembered with value,
A ray of sun, a kind word, a good deed,
An angel's kiss, love given -
Warm rain, sweet serenity!
It Glows!
LeeAnn Piermont Camut, February, 2010
