Healing Prayer

Her story compels me
Propels me
To automatically forgive her
Her own mother
Degraded and humiliated her
It was a learned event
I pray for her
And I pray for myself
That we both move
Through graceful healing
On my knees
Praying
History
Refuses to
Repeat itself
I wrap us both in
Comfort
Calming
Gentle voices
To soothe whatever
Pain
I wrap her in love
As she sleeps
Praying by morning
She sees
Just how much
She means
To me.