Prayers


Hollowed be...   my thirst.
Hollowed be...   my hunger.
Hollowed be...   my battered self.
Hollowed be...   my extended arm.
Hollowed be...   my open hand.
Hollowed be...   my bare skin.
Hollowed be...   my everything.
Hollowed be...   my shame.

Blessed be...   my eyes,
                           as they seek out
                                                   your beauty.
Blessed be...   my ears,
                           as they seek out
                                                  your compassionate words.
Blessed be...   my mind
                           as it seeks out
                                               your understanding.
Blessed be...   my hands
                           as they seek out
                                                  your warmth.
Blessed be...   my lips
                           as they seek out
                                                   your lips.
Blessed be...   my touch.
Blessed be...   your touch.
Blessed be...   our love.



August 1996