Ryan Westmoreland

Tactile

Treat my tainted thoughts
                                     &
prayers
Try to buckle my broken                                Spirit
Bend my body to beg and                              forgive               
the unforgivable
But this is what we
As good Christians do, no?

Sorry, it’s just the trauma
It lingers in the forefront
No matter how much I                                    pray                         
for healing          

Lord?
Teach me to be good
Wait, no

Teach me to be
Gentle on myself
For
I am just a man
Who loves his                                                  God                                       
dammit
I am just a man
Who loves his God

Ryan Westmoreland currently lives in Connecticut with her fiancé, and one grumpy kitty. Her work has previously been published in Back Patio Press, Misery Tourism, Full House Literary and many others. Find her at twitter.com/reeltuffcookie