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Lost Chances by ~Maria34:iconMaria34:

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I prayed the Lord for a chance to save a man’s soul,
He made me popular.
I prayed for a chance to help the less fortunate,
I won the lottery.
I prayed for a minister with cancer to get better,
He died in his sleep that night.
I prayed for a chance to know God better,
As I passed a church.
I prayed for a beautiful sight,
I ended up at home.
I prayed to find a good story,
But a Bible was all I could find.
The man’s soul was lost,
The poor went hungry,
The minister died,
I never knew God better,
I never saw a beautiful sight,
I never found a good story.
As I lay here on my death bed,
I pray one more thing.
That I know why God never answered my prayers.
But I never heard a reply
As I drifted silently away.
©2008-2009 ~Maria34
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One from the vaults. From my more religious and optimistic days.
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~Writers-Souls:iconWriters-Souls: May 15, 2008, 5:21:39 PM
Interesting...to be sure...I've had issues like that before, always hard to put in faith when it seems nothing is going right...was there supposed to be such drastic irony in there?

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...if only two thousand miles weren't so far.
~Maria34:iconMaria34: May 15, 2008, 5:23:06 PM
Well, it is from a long time ago and I didn't bother revising. It could use a little more subtlety to be sure...

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Maria34: A soul in search of a home.
~Writers-Souls:iconWriters-Souls: May 15, 2008, 5:25:26 PM
I know what that's like...I do like it though, you see the concept around a lot, but not often portrayed so truthfully, well done

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...if only two thousand miles weren't so far.
~Maria34:iconMaria34: May 15, 2008, 5:26:46 PM
Thank you, kind sir.

<bows>

Your loving artistic provider,

Maria34

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Maria34: A soul in search of a home.
Mood: Wow! ~shoujoSUNRISE:iconshoujoSUNRISE: May 15, 2008, 5:39:50 PM
*A* So beautiful... Religious poetry is the best.

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~The more you laugh, the longer you live!
~He who chooses to retaliate with violence is the true coward.
~Writers-Souls:iconWriters-Souls: May 15, 2008, 6:04:35 PM
...but I'm not a sir...do I come off that way? -cocks head-

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...if only two thousand miles weren't so far.
~Maria34:iconMaria34: May 15, 2008, 8:28:51 PM
I apologise...It is dangerous to make assumptions, I guess...

Your humbled artist,
Maria34

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Maria34: A soul in search of a home.
~Writers-Souls:iconWriters-Souls: May 16, 2008, 3:17:30 AM
No offense taken, just amusement

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...if only two thousand miles weren't so far.
Mood: Love ~Mellierae:iconMellierae: May 17, 2008, 1:50:28 PM
Very cool. I love the drastic irony myself. To hell with being subtle! lol
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