jd young’s poem Moments appeared here in August 2011.
My Prayer
By jd young
Lord please touch me
Grant me peace
Soothe my broken heart
I had her for such a short time
Letting go makes deeper the dark
She did not have an easy time
Life seemed to pass her by
Too often I walked past her room
And heard her painful cry
I watched her walk so many roads
She found no place to stay
She was an angel out of place
And could not find her way
Then one day you called her home
Too soon, Lord, much too soon
My heart breaks each and every night
I pass by her old room
The Raggedy Ann and Andy
That she always hugged so tight
Sit quietly upon her bed
Beneath the moon’s pale light
My faith was shaken for so long
But I pray and will not stop
Lord, please touch me
Grant me peace
Soothe my broken heart