I never asked who I was praying to never needed to know just Watched the dice roll as wishes did off my tongue Cringed on the gamblers table. See, my sister needed a bike As much as she craved transportation I craved sin more. So when god dialed his voicemail and got my wish for fire He transfered over the call Or rather, down And I became a jumble of kindling and wood. On Christmas, the bike sat beneath the tree in a big red ribbon. My sister sat with her hands clasped in prayer, and suddenly her fingers fell off. She couldn't ride a bike with no fingers, So santa swapped out the tags. Signing the bike over to me. Soaking my sisters tears in my flames. Greed wasn't the only thing I prayed for, I asked for ***. Lots of ***. And coffee. And Comic Sans to dissapear forever And I got it. Most of it. I still have to deal with ******* Comic Sans. Even God cannot be that kind. With all my wishes there was a price, A horror, a trauma, to balance out all my bad karma for making these "wishes" Or "deals". With whoever was listening If not God, someone... It was Becky. I call it Becky. The voice It's less intimidating than schizophrenia, or D.I.D, or the Devil. When I pray to Becky. She does not say a word back. she giggles, In the corners of my eyes, waiting. Listening to me beg for vices, slowly sacrificing my sanity. Giving me everything I ask for, And taking everything I want.
Line for line excercise Co-written W/ Caroline Dyhrberg