Neville

Six Million Candles

Six Million Candles

Six million candles burning

maybe give or take a handful

and each one, casts a shadow brightly ..

Six million candles burning

scant few though

assigned an individual victim’s name ..

Six million candles burning

furnace hot and foundry bright

I say, let them burn both day and night ..

Six million candles burning

maybe give or take a handful

Let none of us forget the reasons why ..