Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Praying For Prayers

They take over the lunch room
Making a huge display of praying
Keeping their heads down 
Loudly praying

The rest of us do not roll our eyes or anything
These are the same women who never bring to potlucks
Yet fix two plates extra for their families

We do not say a word
But I suspect many of us pray for them
Even the ones who do not get a plate
For we almost always run out of food
before the non public prayer's lunch shift.

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Gershon Wolf February 22, 2021 at 7:40 PM I'm trying to wrap my arms around this one, in terms of what exactly's going on here, but I'm afraid that my arms are too short. Interesting... :) gw Caren Krutsinger February 22, 2021 at 9:55 PM You had to be there maybe

Anne-Lise Andresen February 22, 2021 at 4:54 AM - We need a quiet moment in prayer these days ... a lovely poem, Caren :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Caren Krutsinger February 22, 2021 at 4:58 AM Thank you Anne-Lise.