in memory of my mother
When we wore broken shoes and prayed
For the poor souls in Purgatory
Without a penny to put in the box
Or basket, shamed, we hid our heads
Inside the murmur of the Mass
With her, our mother of dark hope,
Who knew beyond our sanctity and tears
That life itself was Victory.
Published in the 2010-04-23 issue: View Contents
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