Daylight

He is two steps closer to heaven
& I refuse to pray

On two knees , I beg the day

Starved for a life

No greater than he may provide

All I ask is to survive

Past the point of breathing

Inescapable greedy lungs

Stealing his name from my lips

I offer me instead

Take these breaths

Inhale them

Keep them next to your soul

They are for the beggars

Who refuse to be anything better

Locked in a cage of my creation

Chasing impossible shadows

Daylight is for survivors

Who have given more

Than my heart could provide

No prayers for those who hold

The darkness in their soul

Willing to sell it

For a touch of light

#poetry