Dear God
I pray for me in a year
Please grant her grace
Please help her heal
I’ve gone off of your path
Avoided the signs
I am truly ready now
To take my time
Maybe I will cry
Four times in one day
Maybe I’ll turn back and beg those who left to stay
But in the end
You know as my friend
The ropes of time will twist and turn
My soul will eventually no longer yearn
To be a collection of honey and glass
For I will learn to love my metal bones
Even more as time will pass
I will love my salty smile
And my laugh that shakes the earth
I will love someone new
Someone you put in this world
Specifically for me
My perfect company
And they will not force me to be a honied glass charm
They will love me for what I am
And they will cause me no harm
They will pray for me too
And tell me my laugh brings light to every room
In the house in our hearts
That we’ve only just made
And I’ll think back on this moment to thank you
For fulfilling every dream and hope for which I have prayed
