Moving Prayer

hold down my shoulders 

before I float away,

look at all of the castles 

and mansions I've made

there’s a cemetery 

within every yard 

and every golden gate

has a gargoyle guard

tall and strong with 

a heart of kindness

the riddle is, you can’t get

in if your mind is oblivious

this is our safe place, 

our “no place like home”

this is where we've learned to play 

in the dirt with the sticks and stones

where we’ve learned from our

mistakes and where we’ve grown

these walls, this mind 

is all I’ve ever known

for this my body, 

this is my own

- Leah Rae