praying

your prayers,
though
weak at times,
thin broth offerings,
and selfish
are sincere.
you do want blessing
poured upon
others,
yourself included.
but now
you lie in bed
waiting on sleep,
not kneeling
in a pew,
or at the foot
of an iron
bed.
you feel that god
has allowed you,
with all
these years of
faith and fear,
to be still, to pray
in comfort
with a pillow
behind
your grateful head.