"ONLY THE PRAYERS . . . "
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ONLY THE PRAYERS of others can save me. Likewise, mine save only them. The little girl who lost her tooth went looking for it through the house. Had she swallowed it last night? Her thinking and the house were large. She flung a piece of string, as though to lasso the tooth, as though it were a loose, wild beast that must be tamed. We’d do anything to comfort her.

 

 

 

 

 

 

From The Prayers of Others by David Keplinger, 2006

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