Prayers

"i asked my mother why she cry. she said 'your bother. he just died.'"
the first words of what's probably my favorite wyclef jean song: gunpowder.

and i listen over and over again for those i've lost.
and i listen over and over again for the children tugging their mom's shirt asking why she cries. and the people waiting by the phone for a phone call from haiti just to hear 'everything is okay. we're fine.'

i want this to not be forgotten.
so i listen and hope the world does too.

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dear God:

this is not one of those prayers that i speak in vain or for gain.
this is a prayer that i really need answered.

i pray serenity on everything - whether the phone rings or not.
whether the tears never stop or not.
please grant me that serenity.

amen.
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