Thursday, January 7, 2016

time to say good-bye


time to say good-bye
the season of good cheer is winding down.
a man wielding a knife stormed the police station
in Paris, a year to the day after the Charlie Hedbo
massacre
he was wearing a fake explosives vest
and died in an explosion of gunfire.
the santa who greeted me on my way to work
has disappeared into someone's holiday box
until next year
we had greeted each other many times
tonight it will snow
and he would have been covered in white
the symbol of purity and love.

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