A PRAYER TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN • by Steve Goble

A prayer to whom it may concern
From one who doubts it will be heard
And asks for nothing in return
Except to have delusions cured

You may be there or maybe not
I have no holy litmus test
But just in case I rather thought
An open mind would serve me best

Instead of asking this or that
I think I’ll listen for a while
And keep an open line for chat
In case you should decide to dial

Steve Goble writes fantasy, horror and science fiction, plus some poetry.

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Posted on November 11, 2008 in Poems
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17 Responses to “A PRAYER TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN • by Steve Goble”


  1. K.C. Ball Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 2:20 am

    Amen! :)

  2. Jennifer Walmsley Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 6:43 am

    Enjoyed. Great poem about keeping our options open.

  3. HENRY KRINKLE Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 7:50 am

    I like it.

  4. Oonah V Joslin Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 8:49 am

    And who knows but in the two minutes silence that marked the end of a bloody conflict 90 years ago, and the loss of life in conflicts ever since, perhaps a voice could be heard saying: No more. (My own thoughts only.)

    Thank you for sharing this Steve. I love it.

  5. Erin Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 11:55 am

    Steve, I really enjoyed reading this poem. The emotion in it was just so true to life. Thanks so much for sharing it!

  6. Robin Herrnfeld Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Enjoyed it very much, too. Good work!

  7. mark dalligan Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    Nice one!

    Cheers

    Mark

  8. Gray Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 1:19 pm

    I like this one. Very enjoyable. To the point and so true.

    Gray

  9. kaolin fire Says:
    November 11th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    Awesome

  10. Steve Goble Says:
    November 12th, 2008 at 12:56 pm

    Thank you, all.

  11. Swords Against Boredom » A published poem … Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 11:56 am

    [...] prayer to whom it may concern … appears this month at Every Day Poets. You can a read it right here. Or not. It’s up to [...]

  12. Lyn Says:
    November 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    Acts 17.28 :-)

  13. sjhigbee Says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 4:34 am

    Very enjoyable!

  14. David M Fringemonkey Says:
    November 17th, 2008 at 7:13 am

    Great work, Steve.
    I especially love the line
    “I have no holy litmus test”
    Bravo!
    David

  15. Steve Goble Says:
    November 17th, 2008 at 9:37 am

    Thanks, Fringemonkey! I appreciate that, especially coming from someone as poem-saavy as yourself.

    – Steve

  16. A poem of mine online … « Swords Against Boredom Says:
    November 28th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

    [...] November 29, 2008 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Poetry | Here’s a poem of mine, called “A prayer to whom it may concern …” at Every Day Poets. It is my second-ever poetry publication, but I have a few more lined up at [...]

  17. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
    April 10th, 2010 at 4:09 am

    Count me in your congregation! Let’s see who answers.

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