BERNADETTE
I pray a lot. Always did.
Began that as a kid.
I often speak with Saint
Bernadette, who keeps
me strong & intercedes.
But most of all to Jesus.
Whom I hope has forgiven
me, within his reason.
Worry little, above all,
be strong. Resolve not to
do wrong. To have the
faith of a grain of mustard
seed & nothing will be
impossible for you.
I ask Jesus nightly to take
me, for I sense my time
is at hand. Not afraid at all.
That’s for the faint of heart.
Be brave friends, for there
will be a new start with
no end.
— Ray Laccetti