Share My Heart
To whom did I call out
before I had the words
to tell you I am hungry, thirsty,
and just wanting to be held.
I showed you the palms
of my open hands,
and somehow you knew
my deepest desires.
Now I live in a world
drowning in noise -
the constant movement
like endless waves crashing,
when all I want is stillness.
God,
show me the moon and the stars.
Offer me sunshine
and thousands of puffy clouds.
Give me a dog to walk
and a shoulder to hug.
Though you ask me for nothing,
allow me to share my heart.
“Animals praise a good day, a good hunt. They praise rain if they’re thirsty. That’s prayer. They don’t live an unconscious life, they simply have no language to talk about these things. But they are grateful for the good things that come along.”
This poem has been adapted and was originally shared on February 23, 2017, and titled Show You My Palms (A Prayer). The original is included in Tomorrow Could Be Wonderful: Brian's Poem of the Day: 365 Daily Meditations Vol. 1.
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