How Prayer Works: Responses

I laid my mat facing north
Covered in sackcloth, I made a fit
The answers were not forthcoming
I had not fasted and prayed in exactly 159 days
So, I had to atone for my sins or the lack thereof
The heavens needed to speak
The silence was deafening
I covered myself in ash and soaked up my hair in lemon and rice water
The good book says
Lay your request with supplications and thanksgiving
I am sending one more request,
Heaven, please

Paulyn