Prayer

Come, little girl,

Let me ease your pain.

What is it that happened?

Did you fall down?

Or did the bully around the corner

Be mean to you?

Come, little girl,

Hush now, in my arms

You shan’t be weak anymore.

Did you lose your way

And were scared to not find home?

Did you shudder, little girl,

Were you lied to?

What is it,

Little girl,

Won’t you tell me now?

Won’t you rest your tired little heart

And shed those tears on my bosom?

Your bonnie curls,

With wet tear-streaked edges,

Are matted against my skin.

Hush now, little girl,

Speak to me and

I will comfort you…

Love, you say,

You fell in love?

With the blue-eyed cherub

That won’t love you back?

He doesn’t like your flowers?

Doesn’t play with you?

You love his angel voice,

His dimpled cheeks?

Oh, little girl,

What have you done?

You’ve stirred the hornet’s nest

Of life…

Oh, little girl,

I’m afraid; I can be of no help

For though your five year old self

Should turn fifty

Love shall only hurt.

Love shall only hurt.

Love shall only hurt.

So cry, little girl,

Sob your poor heart out.

And I shall pray that

He’s washed in your tears

And reborn unto you...