Here's The Thing

Here’s the thing,

I know we haven’t done this before,

or at least in a while.

But fuck it, it’s worth a shot.

We’re supposed to look to you in times of trouble,

praise you in times of plenty,

and think of you as being all-powerful,

but experience says you have some powerful limits.

I can’t think of anything in particular to ask for.

I don’t want a “sign”

or anything

beyond some simple inspiration.

I haven’t seen the face of God,

And I don’t care to.

I doubt whatever-it-may-be has a face

But I can’t count it out.

I have felt the touch

of some higher consciousness

elbow-deep in a whiskey-soaked keyboard.