Pray For You

When people say
I will pray for you
What I want to say is

Please don’t

I did not ask you to do that

It’s not that

I don’t
Believe
In prayer

It’s that

I believe
There are
More honest ways
To pray

Wider ways
That don’t
Leave space
For easy answers

It’s that

I think
It makes more sense
To stand beside someone
On a rocky path
Than to offer prayers
About that path
From a place
Of safety

Don’t pray for me

That’s too easy
Too far removed

Just live life with me

Witness what is

And live

The best prayer
Ever prayed