Prayer Allah Poems

Although this miserable place had once seen happier days,
Truly their prayers shall be answered in mysterious ways.
The Lord of the Universe is whom deserves all of...

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The flowers of hope lay trampled,
Destroyed by a world so cruel,
Mothers, whose eyes sparkled with life,
Now left shattered, a lifeless pawn, 

Hypocrisy is what defines...

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When I just a little girl 
of 5 or 6 or 7,
I asked my mother,
if the Jews and Arabs,
fight in heaven.

She said she thought religions
did...

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Various Heresies 11



The beauty of the flower fades,
its petals wither to charades...
—Michael R. Burch



the U-turn poem
by michael r. burch

Life so defaulty,
Life so unfair,
why do wee...

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Dear God, my love for you flickers in wavering shadows,
Caught between the whispers of evening prayers
And the intoxicating allure of liquor’s path.
I am well aware...

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Spilling myself with an ink-soaked feather
pages cocooned by mahogany leather,
eroded and weathered

“Damn my eyes”
“My deeds unjustified”

Perusing prose to anesthetize my pain
my windowpane dripping with drops...

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I uncover my blackened face  
My frail hands trembling 
As I fervently seek the remedy  

I have nothing except morsels of supplication ...

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Sin begins with the heart,
Where dark desires may start.

Sin takes root in the mind,
Where temptation begins to bind.

Sin fuels the imagination,
And fans the fire of...

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As I traverse this spiritual wilderness 
Seeking solace, a dwelling place 

There is something I must tell 
I am held captive in disgrace 

Drowning before...

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In this epoch of apathy 
I see the fallen 
Left by the wayside 
Struggling to make sense of their ongoing tribulation 
 
Cast aside like lepers
And left to perish as...

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Oh sublime one, 

Liberate me from the chains of carnality and temptation

Release from modern day idolatry
And shield me from the attacks of ongoing spiritual warfare...

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Beauty Attracts the Eye But Personality Captures the Heart.
O beloved arise inside my eyes.
Let me hold you within.
I will not see any other.
Nor will I...

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S ick of scary screams,
C ausing guilty streams.
A lone and anxious about past,
R emorse of misdeeds snared me at last.
E very sin has a reward,
D...

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A prayer fifteen seconds long
The rules, ten sentences of what’s wrong
A perseverance like an everyday chore
The place, quiet room behind a closed door
An offering worth...

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Inevitable death defines afterlife - trois

So all I ask, would be
inviting, offering, and ushering me to 
top secret cygnet committee
to give this average sized 
chapped...

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