More Musings

Placing my first poem on here made me feel free. I would like to add more:

Prayer for My Child

Dear Lord, don’t let my child become a thug
The only thing lower than his pants is his self-esteem
Don’t let him shrink back with hate from his mama’s hug
Please, Lord, remind him that there is a dream

Please, Lord, don’t let my child become a thug
And feel the need to use her body to get her way
Don’t let her toss away her well-being with an indignant shrug
Dear Lord, don’t make her some boy’s baby’s mama today

Dear Lord, don’t let my child throw away his life
Chasing a false manhood attainable only on BET
The edge he walks daily, Lord, is as sharp as a knife
Please don’t let him get turned away from what he can be

Please, Lord, let my little girl find herself
And never feel that she needs a man’s permission
Help her find her way to independence and health
And remind her that her path is her own decision

Dear Lord don’t let my child forget respect
Especially the fact that it’s earned
Don’t let him be a baby’s daddy full of neglect
Or end up regretting the bridges that he’d burned

Please, Lord, bring my daughter safe through this world
Full of decency, love, beauty, and joy
Let her remember the good times she felt as a girl
Before some man tries to make her a toy

Protect them, Lord, don’t leave them alone
Guide them safely when their paths may bend
Rescue them, Lord, and bring them home
With you, safe and loved, at the end

This is my prayer today for the young
Who are lost and beginning to stray
Black and white, to us they all belong
May God find them and show them the Way