Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Silent Prayer

I bowed my head and closed my eyes and spoke nothing but silence
Fearing each word were to come out flat and ugly
like a novice singer's audition score sheet
death on my lips, beauty, faded
feeling not even blood can make my prayers worthy
Laid down my head and thought maybe I should try
but my fear kept me choked up, and disobedient to my conviction
unwilling to fill the air with lies and broken promises
I went to rest in my nothingness