Secret Conversations
Happen regularly
In this empty cell
Prior to consciousness
Often involving
Seeking
Bargains or comfort
With children
“May you be safer than I,
if I can manage it.”
With myself
“May I be absolved
by my daily duties,
keeping the surfaces clean.”
With a God
As I drift
“May you grant
peace or grace,
because
complete belief
is one infraction
I cannot commit.”
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