To Pray - Terri Phillips
I hold my hands
so tightly together
they begin to sweat.
The skin cracks and peels
from the center of my palms.
Two tiny baby chickens
crawl out from the opening
and stand, still wet,
in my hands.
One is true love
and the other
is a big fancy car.
Amen
Sunday, February 3, 2008
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Thanks, Mac, and please also thank Mr. B on behalf of all of us in AP3.
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