August 23, 2018

Thoughts … Prayers

they’re all well and good

these touted thoughts

with their accompanying prayers

it’s nice to know

there’s a least that can be done

that thoughts

and prayers

find their way to need

but

what good are thoughts

when hands are missing

or

what value prayers

if to an ineffective god

do these merely serve

to sate our jaded conscience

pleased now we’ve done something

we need do nothing more

or do we believe

do we really believe

our thoughts offer salve

to a hurt a world away

or our prayers succeed

where we would never be