Prayers and Presence

They say, that gratitude is a prayer. 

I've seen so many religious people

Not ever, pray

Without 'conditions.'

I don't have an issue with my

brothers and sisters in humanity

who have no desire for a personal 'god.'

Even as family members of the same nuclear family,

We still all have to walk our own paths. 

And those who are religious 

and really should know better than most,

Should know, that we all reach our own crossroads, in our own time.

It's not about belonging in the same club-

It's about being an unearthed presence.

- J.Bibi