Again a New Year

   Janus looked both ways,
   Still –
It was with great relief
   We heard
   The 31-year-old Catholic,
   Shot in random retaliation,
   Was really the last one
   In the old year
   Killed,
   Not the first in the new.
   It makes a big difference
   In the matter of hope,
       You see,
But little difference to his
   Family.

         
 Chile Verde Review