Written on April 9, 2014

A Psychiatric Patient's Prayer

My Dear Lord, how my heart aches, how I long to smile and laugh again,
My soul feels heavy, for those that I have lost, my Lord,
I want to join you, Sweet Lord, in eternal peace, but now is not the right time,
I must not die, by my own hands, for it would break your heart, Lord,
Please guide the Doctors, Nurses, & Counselors, to make the right decisions for me,
So, that I may once again rejoin the Land of the Living, and find joy once again,
My Lord, my soul is so lost, in my own private Hell,
Please, please, please, Dear Lord, let me rise above it.