just this lesson

she sat upon the stone bench
beneath the rock creek
  underneath the park

she shivered in rags
and walked with holes in her shoes

and she prayed...

she prayed to god to make their lives better

she prayed

endlessly, she looked above

and when the rain fell she was wet
and when the day ended she was cold
and when the streets got dark she was hungry

she realized the difference

between herself and i

and kept quiet from the world

her life would be harder than mine...
was harder than mine

and still she prayed

she prayed

endlessly, she looked above

and she told me,
one night when i cursed god
and cried... because my life was bleak and gray

she told me to pray

to pray

endlessly, to look above

to pray for someone else

and when you pray for them,
you will see how little your problems are
... and you will pray for them

pray for them endlessly child
because everyone needs praying

she died one night... cold and hungry
just upon the creek side

and put into a wooden casket
and buried in an unmarked grave...

and nobody prayed for her

and nobody missed her
and nobody cried

and still i pray

endlessly, i pray