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Signing Up
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I’d like to pray for you
I know I don’t
Exactly need your
Permission
But there is some respect
Involved
Discretion
You might be bothered
And I won’t expect
Gratitude
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Maybe I’ll pray badly
With too many
Starts and stops
And stutters
Maybe an angel-coach
Will nudge me
To desist
Stop dissembling
Get to the matter
To the reason for this natter
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The Spirit might say
Please,
Let this one alone
To try
Resist evaluation
Put the book away
This one has faith
Help the unfaith along
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I won’t ask
The prayer is up to me
And to the hearing
Once received
But who is on our side
Is not to worry
In the world
When
The one who made the sides
Who allows
Is listening
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Photo by Pedro Lima on Unsplash
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October 20, 2021 at 2:43 pm
Beautiful. Thank you!
October 20, 2021 at 9:33 pm
Good to hear from you! I tried to make this one–I guess I often do this–loose, honest, barely formed. So it’s a relief to have an affirming comment.
October 21, 2021 at 4:37 am
I like the form and substance of your writing. Very much. Often something I need to hear/remember. 🙂
October 22, 2021 at 4:56 pm
Well, if the work is relevant, then I could not be happier. To me, like your photographs and narratives.