A prayer

for the cry


of an abused kid

that’ll never be heard.
To the hopes

and dreams
that were
unmercifully beaten
out of her
wounded soul.





There’s no way
out.







A prayer
for the
quaking ground


that destroys

all that abide
above:
tearing apart
homes
cities




lives.
To the
memories shattered

as broken glass
and the lives
once led
that man



can never rebuild.
There’s no way

out.

A prayer
for the child


with a child
who’s sacrificed


her childhood desires
and given up


her education
to work



for a little soul.
There’s no way


out.

A prayer
for the souls


stabbed and shot.



To the wrongdoer
with no guilt
or conviction

running carefree.

There’s no way



out.

A prayer

for the media










who’s poisoned


the minds of


this generation
with

sex,


drugs,
and



crime
as if those

are the keys

to success
in life.
There’s no way




out.


A prayer
for the war-torn
nations—

abandoned




by soldiers
and aided





by none.
Burned houses


and debris


decorate the







streets.
There’s no way





out.

A prayer
for this

corrupt society
that’s headed

down the
broad way



to destruction.
There’s…

no…


way…






out…