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Angels of Night Lights

Angels of Night Lights
David J Walker

If they carried messages of hope
I could understand 
But my father simply watches 
As my brothers sit at distant 
Campfires warming their transparent souls
All at the expense of my 
restless dreams 
No one ever speaking although I can
Hear them singing songs 
That I didn’t know they knew

My mother never frowns as
Her eyes smile and her lips
Silently whisper secrets she could 
Have told me before she walked 
Into the night as I watched

Some sleepers are comforted  by 
Angels of lights
Plugged into empty sockets on 
The wall
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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