A Septuagenarian Atheist Prays
by Robert Rubino
Breathe in
hold breath
breathe out
deepen breath
deepen life
melt ego
find kindness
lose anger
lick wounds
count blessings
jump for joy
sit with sorrow
foster hope
stand for peace
reach for empathy
strive for civility
laugh freely
free from sarcasm
always forgiving
hale and hearty
breathe out
hold breath
breathe in
all ways forgiven
Robert Rubino has published creative nonfiction in Hippocampus Magazine and fiction in Elysian Fields Quarterly. For more than 30 years he was an editor and columnist at daily newspapers.
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