Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

I pray and I pray

By: Wendi L Clawson

As I lie there in the cold,
I hear footsteps moving farther, farther,
farther away.
I am thinking to myself, "What if I die today?"
Please God, I pray and I pray,
Do not take my life away!
I did it once, once only.
Please God take my forgiveness and say,
"Honey it'll be okay"

I pray and I pray....
My parents show up.
I am so releived.
All they are doing is hugging and crying.
Maybe I am dying.
My breath is getting short.
I am wheezing,
saying, "Somebody please help."

My dad is watching very closely
what they are doing to his little girl.
He starts crying even harder and harder.
He says, "Please don't take her away.
She's daddy's litlle girl!"
So i pray and I pray,
please don't take my life away.

The next day I wake up in the hospital bed
with everyone staring ahead.
I look up and say, "Thank you God,
for not taking my life away!"