Prayers Unanswered

Prayers Unanswered

We thank you for poverty,
Thank you for war,
Thank you for cancer,
For answering our prayers,

For hurricanes,
For pollution,
We thank you for crime,
For answering our prayers,

For the AIDS epidemic in Africa,
Thank you for the earthquake in Japan,
Terrorist attacks in the Middle East,
For answering our prayers,

Clasping our hands,
Closing our eyes,
Wishes directed toward you,
Hoping to stay alive,

The sun rises in the morning,
Some never awaken,
Forever clasping our hands,
Wondering if you’ll ever listen.

Reviews

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

really adore how you took those silent wisps being sent to deaf or no existent ears every heartbeat of the day from endless lips stuttering hope and turned it into the darker fray of the silence that meets the sounds~ clever and poignant~