A SINNER'S PRAYER

A sinner's prayer

should be contrite and broken,

like a vase shattered,

by the weight of their sin.

A sinner's prayer

should be a list of sins,

not a dreamer's right.

For you mustn't forget

the debt you carry.

A sinner's prayer

should not boast,

like the fan of a peacock's tail.

After all,

you are begging,

not to roast.

What should a sinner's prayer be?

How many times would we

tell them

how their prayers

should feel?

A sinner's prayer

is an acceptance of love

that comes from knowing

You are forgiven.