Say a Prayer

You can move on You can see the light of day But you've left me behind Behind in this endless night You can be strong Invincible Indomitable A cherished hero Unaffected…. But you've left me defenseless Weak Paralyzed by fear You can go about Your daily life Taking the whole world in your stride Yet you’ve left me in my room A prisoner in these four walls Afraid of a world I can’t understand Unable to reach out You can bind up your wounds Stanch the flow And continue with the fight for life Undeterred The taste of victory in your mouth Your rebel yell Sounding a warning A swashbuckling warrior And I lie in the trenches Watching the flow Of my life Ebbing away Waiting to be rescued Wondering if I will make it To another day You and Me Two different people From two different worlds Yet part of the human race In need of grace Remember me…. When you turn your face to the sun And feel the breeze on your face Remember me... Alone in my room Closed in by the gloom Tears drenching me Hurts haunting me Remember me…. And say a prayer… Say a prayer For me. Eileen Manassian Ghali