Our Prayers

For my beloved late grandmother to mark the seventh anniversary of her passing.

Photo by Juliette F on Unsplash

Your prayer to god 
was that together 
we can be all that 
is possible, all at once, 
and within the same life. 
My prayer to god 
is that you return to us. 
Leave the angels lonely 
and wanting. Reignite
the body we buried 
in the earth's epidermis. 
Remember your hands 
in ours when you lead us 
in grace at the thanksgiv…