Grace
before
i knew
how
to pray
with words
my soul
knew how
in tears
a child cried
staring up at stars
the moon
looming large
how the rain
would fall
as if to say
you’re not alone
out of the same sky
the ray of the sun
would appear
each morning
and turn the sky pink
by evening
and out of the same sky
fell the snowflakes
covering the ground
like clouds over the blue
and even when
the sky turned gray
and a bolt of lightning
seared it
the sky would smile
back at me
in crayon colors
upside down
and in this space
i knew
that no matter
what
i’d make it
through …
even if
no one
was ever
there
the stars blinked
back
and winked
on water
like a diamond
cut from tears
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