Dedicated to Catherine Reynolds
Black Snowmen
by denny
Ascending slowly from the depths
their habitation underground
where they toil day after day
the ore cart brings them to the surface
dark eyes adjusting to the brightness.
Life has never been easy
for those that make their living
in the coal towns of Appalachia
born to a life of backbreaking work
a life that often ends too soon.
Guardian angels of the darkness
the flesh must be given it due
spirits broken by work and despair
lives colored by the blackness of coal
that steals their spirit and soul.
Bodies meant to house the soul
empty shells trapped in darkness
knowing neither comfort nor joy
where none can escape their fate
and even the snowmen are black.
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