By Ali
Date: 2007 Jun 20
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[[2007.06.20.23.01.15503]]

Prayer

How long has it been?  
I know the years,
but I also know that they do not matter,
and I hold this night like a prayer, waiting
on everything you ever offered me,
trying to believe
in everything you never figured out--
your cue is set,
but will you take it?

I never ask without extending, an invitation
immortal, without a need to speak it twice--
I forgave, even if you do not know it.

There is too much that I desire, but I reach
across this rivaling resistance.
I need to know,
I need to feel it
beyond what I hope--

Prove me something true.