The words leave my lips
and they fade
quicker than the eye
can look away.
So few
follow what we do,
we take a lie in trade.
Thought I would recognize
your name,
or at least
the features of your face.
Once again,
I let my expectations
get in the way.
This is the place
that we get to
when I think I know
what I want
and I miss you.
I start getting frantic,
moving faster,
talking louder,
and I miss it
when you answer.
I know I’m not the only one
who says a prayer
and then when I am done,
forgets the words
that I spoke,
every one.
So, I don’t recognize the answer
when it comes.
I’ll just have to learn to let go
of everything I think I know,
because if my thoughts
were right all by themselves
I wouldn’t need to pray for help.
Not as smart
as this world
would have me believe,
there are still some mysteries.
Don’t know what God
has up His sleeve,
so I’ll try to be
more mindful
of every word I speak.
HG – 2021
