Published by The Santa Clara Review
a prayer for lying to the priest during confession; a prayer for feeling i had nothing to confess; a prayer for fingers; a prayer for papercuts; a prayer for lungs; a prayer for questioning you; a prayer for miss h who died before i knew she was sick; a prayer for my crush; a prayer for lips; a prayer for eating my friend’s cake by accident; a prayer for thinking i see you; a prayer for frogs; a prayer for electrical fires; a prayer for chin stubble; a prayer for duct tape; a prayer for sex; a prayer for thinking of sex; a prayer for not knowing what sex is and should be; a prayer for sex workers; a prayer for the country fair; a prayer for recurring dreams; a prayer for natalie, the sunshine girl; a prayer for basketball; a prayer for duck heads; a prayer for cardboard; a prayer for a religion of questions; a prayer for nǎi nai; a prayer for biceps; a prayer for makeup; a prayer for catholic affairs; a prayer for abby who i hadnt talked to in years but cried for for days; a prayer for cardigans; a prayer for collapse; a prayer for vomit; a prayer for little sam; a prayer for assuming; a prayer for antivenom; a prayer for your death; a prayer for a poem that i couldnt write; a prayer for your revival; a prayer for your death; a prayer for ghosts; a prayer you dont leave; a prayer for being wrong; a prayer for anticipation; a prayer for capitalization; a prayer for dark curtains.
Jaden Fong 