I Decided to Pray

Last night I decided to pray
because I had a hell of a day.
I prayed for my closest
of family and frIEnds.
And the continuous focus
on these means to an end.
I prayed for my heart and the hole in it.
I prayed for my body and the soul in it.
I drowned my stresses by drinking harder.
But I was a mess and began sinking farther.
I prayed because I lIEd and cheated.
I need it because my life's defeated.
I seek the forgiveness and inner peace
to sit with God, and eat a dinner feast
with a thIEf's hands and sinner's teeth.
I prayed because prayer works.
I prayed because I should have prayed first.