my own prayer

the people i have been

the places i have acclimated to

i would wish to retire to

the old me again

but i really don't know who that is anymore

how did we end up here?

i had imagined something

so different

am i the only one who remains

dwelling in the past

and what could have been?

you all seem

content

with the editted version

of our story

as if you hadn't noticed

that my character had been

erased

Lord, help me to pray

even though

i am not a part of

Your flock

would You look past that fact

just for today?