It ends in Amen

God! Are you sitting still in heaven?
Can you hear my heart beat drop?
Have you forgiven any of my sins?
Do you forget after you have forgiven?
Why does forgiveness leave a scar?
I must have forgiven once, twice or more
But forgetting doesn’t seem to mean much
Can you send me a personal rainbow,
To quell the storm that ravages my soul
Did you put words in the mouth of prophets?
I kneel because I was taught to do so
What happens when I don’t say amen to his prayers?

Victor Oyedele