Artisan by Dan Joyce
©2016
Post 132
A Candle In The Barrio
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A Candle in the Barrio
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Not too far in the barrio
Angels weep and heaven shows
A candle rests where flowers grow
To mark the loss of another soul
Not a sight unseen around here
Where homeless sit and drink their beer
A mother lights the candle near
Her rosary she prays so dear
If you live in the barrio
Never speak of what you know
Silence comes and silence grows
Among the passers by
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They sit and smoke remaining still
Dreaming of a house upon the hill
Where police roam protect they will
Children’s lives our good Lord’s will
And so they paint it on the wall
That someone someday hear their call
To rest assured no strength at all
A ritual to honor one’s fall
Our Lady pictured on the candle
Seems too much for her to handle
Mary prays upon the mantle
Where one more lost to hate and vandal
We’ve seen once we’ll see again
Seems as though we’ll never win
When pride is strong and patience thin
A candle in the barrio is lit.
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