A Prayer

Of puppies and people.

Do you ever see a puppy stare at the front door,

at the top of the stairs, awaiting a parent?

Do you ever wish for something to happen,

randomly on a walk, unrelated to the moment?

The puppy will wait,

for hours.

Some prayer is a wish-to-happen.

When we call for the dead,

it’s not for hours,

but a lifetime.

We are puppies,

and we walk down the steps through life t…