Today we prayed
At my kitchen table
I can’t remember the last time
I let my prayers out of my mouth
As if my own ears would betray
My heart’s desires
As if all my other senses
Can worship more innocently
Than my tongue
Amy Sexauer is a poet and author of Poppies published by Dead Reckoning Collective, from which this poem was taken. She is a West Point graduate who spent nine years on active duty in Military Police and Psychological Operations units. She is currently in the Army Reserves. You can listen to our Savage Wonder episode with her here.
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