Prayer

                          World spins out of control. 

                            I get high on anxiety. 

                              Stomach churns, 

                           Salty drops on my cheek 

                                   burn. 

                                    Over 

                                    and 

                                    Over 

                                   Again 

                               I play this game 

                                in my mind. 

                              Sickly feeling I get 

                             Body full of regret. 

                                Dear Father: 

                               Oh my Father, 

                                Please, please 

                               help me forget.. 

                              His eyes of anger, 

                             His cursing words, 

                         His hand that strikes my side. 

                                   Lord, 

                             Please put aside my 

                              Uneasy feelings, 

                                  My anger 

                            And the aching of my 

                                    soul. 

                     Raising my hands to the flooding light 

                               That surrounds 

                                    me. 

                              Something unseen 

                                 passes by, 

                                grabbing hold 

                               of my icy heart, 

                                 And soon, 

                                     I 

                                   forget.