Fresh Ink 2020
A PRAYER IN PAIN Shyanne Caporuscio* Please God just take me away from here; I am begging just let me go. This is not what I want for myself anymore. Everyone will be okay; life will still go on. Please God, just let me go. I’ve been fighting way too long. I tried and tried.I cried and prayed. I gave this all I have and now I’m throwing it away. I lied, I lost. I just gave in. Believe me, I tried to fight my temptations. I fell into the unknown and the fear; God are you still listening? Please God, take me away from here. I wonder if you hear me. I wonder if you know. The pain that I am feeling deep down inside my soul. How can I get through this? I feel so alone. I don’t know where to turn from here. No place feels like home. I know this is a lot, and I am not sure what is left to say. I do not think I am strong enough; God, please take it all away. I am trying to have hope; I just do not understand. How can all this pain and desperation Be a part of the bigger plan? I am not asking for all the answers, perhaps just for a sign. Maybe could you tell me, God, will it all turn out just fine? Please God, just take me away from here. I am begging just let me go. This is not what I want for myself anymore. Everything will be okay; life will still go on. Please God, just bring me home. I’ve been fighting way too long. 100
