Prayer

Poem written by Em Meuller, used with permission from the author

Forgive me for dyeing my gray, being afraid, wanting to kill my dog (he follows me like winter).
Forgive me coveting my neighbor’s family but you must understand they laugh a lot.
Forgive me wanting to live alone in the stone
room at the top of Mount Sinai desperate to touch my lips to desert.
Forgive me. I can’t remember everything.