Paper Prayers

She's held captive by her agony As her paper holds her prayers The prayers she never whispers The prayers she never shares She writes them down, one at a time Knowing that God will see Never asking Him for anything For He knows her misery A child that's only twelve years old Trapped in a silent abyss She's never heard or spoken a word It's something she doesn't miss She knows that God can hear her thoughts Before she even prays But still she writes her paper prayers For all those rainy days This woman died at ninety years old And in case anyone cares When her family came to clean her house They found twelve thousand paper prayers