Every day I pray for words,
words to vanquish practiced restraint,
words to ****** my soul from flesh caverns,
words to expose me.

airy,
shapeless,
magnificent.

But today I left silent fingerprints on your glass,
and wordless footprints in the sand,
and I swear I saw my heart,
glimmering behind your watery eyes
as I said my goodbyes.

Every day I pray that you'll witness
{me}.

Tomorrow I won't have to.

the Prayer

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William-A-Gibson

you know how to let a poem turn from yearning into something intimate. ...and it has something I can see and feel Well done, Poet!

AlanBaxter

It moves from language as a kind of salvation to presence as something deeper. The imagery of “silent fingerprints” and “wordless footprints” suggests that connection has already happened—just not in the way the speaker expected.

VerseBuster

The contrast between abstract opening lines and the concrete middle images works well. The closing line is strong—simple, but it reframes the whole poem with clarity and restraint.