July 21–27 ❘ Prayer Always

Prayer Always

I’ve sewn myself
a curtain of noise
from 15-second video
clips, audio books
         droning under

the persistent bludgeon
of daily piano practice,
background radio chatter,
and endless threads
         of conversation.

The cacophony swaddles,
         lulls, blunts
         all sensing.

God still hears my muffled
prayer beneath the layers.
He is needle quiet and quick,
piercing even thickest fabric
         with His careful stitches.

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