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Lights In the Light

Souls, beautiful souls, hidden They shine lazily in the spotlight At dusk fall, their luminosity is of hope And our gauges of distress drop Hearts, loving hearts, delicate Filled with love enough for a few more When broken by the heedless hands They stoop, behind walls, gathering their patches People, a caring people, friends They came as strangers to impact this life Their generosity is like soundless bells One hand gives, the other blindfolded Lights, lazy rights, glow The light for a symbol of humble beings Beings everyone prays for They glow when you need them, and when you don’t Just as carriers, blessings pass through them Ungratefulness doesn’t hinder them Delayed by giving, they would have been rich I pray, for more into their basket of blessing Earth has daughters, and you are one peculiar

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