A Prayer
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): A Further Inquiry
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2025/07/09
Do you ever see a puppy stare at the front door,
at the top of the stairs, awaiting a parent?
Do you ever wish for something to happen,
randomly on a walk, unrelated to the moment?
The puppy will wait,
for hours.
Some prayer is a wish-to-happen.
When we call for the dead,
it’s not for hours,
but a lifetime.
We are puppies,
and we walk down the steps through life to that,
damn door.
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