Prayer before birth Poems
Prayer before birth
I am not yet born; O hear me.
Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the
club-footed ghoul come near me.
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I am not yet born, console me.
I fear that the human race may with tall walls wall me,
with strong drugs dope me, with wise lies lure me,
on black racks rack me, in blood-baths roll me.
I am not yet born; provide me
With water to dandle me, grass to grow for me, trees to talk
to me, sky to sing to me, birds and a white light
in the back of my mind to guide me.
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I am not yet born; forgive me
For the sins that in me the world shall commit, my words
when they speak me, my thoughts when they think me,
my treason engendered by traitors beyond me,
my life when they murder by means of my
hands, my death when they live me.
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I am not yet born; rehearse me
In the parts I must play and the cues I must take when
old men lecture me, bureaucrats hector me, mountains
frown at me, lovers laugh at me, the white
waves call me to folly and the desert calls
me to doom and the beggar refuses
my gift and my children curse me.
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I am not yet born; O hear me,
Let not the man who is beast or who thinks he is God
come near me.
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I am not yet born; O fill me
With strength against those who would freeze my
humanity, would dragoon me into a lethal automaton,
would make me a cog in a machine, a thing with
one face, a thing, and against all those
who would dissipate my entirety, would
blow me like thistledown hither and
thither or hither and thither
like water held in the
hands would spill me.
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Let them not make me a stone and let them not spill me.
Otherwise kill me.
By: Louis McNeice
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“Before I take my first soft breath,
I pray for love to guard my path.
A world of kindness, peace, and light,
To hold me safe through day and night.”
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“Before I open my newborn eyes,
I pray for warmth beneath the skies.
Let gentle hands and hearts so pure,
Guide me with love, forever sure.”
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“Before I cry my very first tear,
I pray for hope to calm all fear.
May voices whisper words so sweet,
And bless the ground beneath my feet.”
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“Before my heart begins to beat,
I pray for love so strong, so sweet.
May kindness shape the world I see,
And fill my soul with harmony.”
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“Before I enter time and space,
I pray for mercy, truth, and grace.
A life of joy, with peace to share,
Held always in my Maker’s care.”
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“Before I open my eyes to light,
Wrap me, Lord, in love so bright.
Let my heart be pure and true,
And guide my soul in all I do.” 🙏👶
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“Before I cry, before I breathe,
Grant me peace the world can’t leave.
Bless the path where I will tread,
And keep Your angels by my bed.” 🌟🕊️
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“Still in silence, yet to be,
I whisper prayers from within me.
Let kindness grow where I shall stand,
And may I walk by Your command.” 🌿✨
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“Lord, before I take my place,
Shower me with gentle grace.
Fill my life with purpose deep,
And guard me softly while I sleep.” 🌙🧡
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“A soul unborn, a dream begun,
Shine on me, Eternal One.
Let me bring love into the earth,
A life of light, a sacred birth.” 💫🍼
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