Homework 7: List Poem

Prayers 

Pray to me
When you ache from hollowness
When you almost miss conflict because then at least you'll feel something
When you feel as though you've been rent asunder
When you can't seem to find anyone who'd help
When you're weary of carrying burdens you still don't understand yet are still expected to shoulder
When you're scared
When you feel ashamed for that same fear
When you're twenty-one and still terrified of the dark
When you're scared of what could possibly be stalking you in it
When you feel much smaller than your brothers
When you feel much bigger than those who nurtured your anorexia
When you want to beat the bastard who mocked you on the day your dog died
When you want to scream at your roommate for saying 'owning a cat is a huge responsibility'
When you're the one who regularly cleans up after the cat in the first place
When you're the one cleaning the house alone again
When you have no patience and want the world to burn
When you wish you could just fade away like a dream
When you wish that maybe you had killed yourself
When you wonder if living was really worth it


Pray to me
For the strength to not cry
For the strength to let the tears flow
For the ability to glimpse beyond the current turmoil and see a world waiting for you
For assurance
For assisstance
For whatever I can give
For as much love as you need
For you know my name
For you have taken my name
For I have always been with you
For I know you
For you know me
For we have always been entwined
For I am a protector
For you are my charge
For we are together

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