I would not blame you, God,
If you refused to hear the prayers
Of any but the grieving and the wounded
Until we lay our weapons down
And beg forgiveness on our knees.
Photo by Eric Anderson.
I Keep Praying this Prayer – Damn It
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Praying Again
God, I’d ask you to forgive us,
but we will not repent.
God, I’d ask you to reform us,
but we will not amend.
God, I’d ask you to guide us,
but we will not follow.
And so: eleven dead, or two.
A courthouse or a synagogue.
We will not hear, “Enough of this!”
We will not lay the weapons down.
Do not forgive us, God,
until we choose a better way.
In grief for those killed and injured at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on May 31, 2019.
Photo by Eric Anderson.
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