Moment of Light-- Years of Shadow

wishes hopes and dreams school sales, festivals, food and fun in a moment gone people fallen, children lost 3, 9, 22 depart in a flash so many fell in three cities they’ve left life’s promises too soon in a moment of light then shadows came senseless savagery loving lives gone others torn nightmares and fears have now begun from young men drawn to stealing lives away from the possibility of friends, growth, work, children, loves radical young drawn by hateful words, cruel dreams deviant works their own death — most religions are not vicious most people are kind Gilroy had family and friends I called late at night finally able to breathe in those cities so many lives were shattered and in those cities life will resurrect again