Monday, July 6, 2020

Those lost are not faceless


As the death toll mounts,
Whether from war, injustice, or pestilence,
The victims take on a facelessness,
Becoming numbers instead of names,
Statistics instead of parents, children,
Teachers, nurses, doctors, singers, soldiers...
But for those of us who remember 
And mourn those who’ve been lost,
Their faces are forever embedded in our hearts.

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