A prayer for those
who suffer
Lost on our streets
Lost to themselves,
A prayer for the stricken
and aggrieved
For the young in fear
of the future
For the old in dread
of the past
For victims silenced
by shame
For the angry whose
hearts are broken
For those who suffer most,
This is a prayer for you.
(c) Rob Goldstein 09/21/2016-2018
This was first posted September 2016 as ‘A Prayer for Those who Grieve.’
I’ve revised the poem.
Art by Rob Goldstein 