You Are the Prayer Inside Me

You are the prayer of transcendence,
the prayer of acceptance,
the prayer of laughter,
of love, of inspiration, of redemption

You are the courier
between consciousness and sacred,
the halo encircling my heart

You are a feast in my mouth,
a feast in my mind,
a feast in my soul,
following a long, dry fast in the desert

'You are the prayer inside me,'
the prayer uttered in hushed tones
in the darkest of nights, the brightest of days,
a prayer that now has a name, a voice, a tender touch of grace

'You are the prayer inside me,'
radiating from my heart,
and I am whole.