a secularist's prayer

oh, greater power

all around are the burdens
tighter they squeeze it felt
the epicenter they raid into
unstoppingly they cripple
slowly and wholly they crush

oh, greater power

these ordeals, they must end
the eternal abyss of anxieties
the steep cliffs of the unknowns
the sheer stabs of uncertainties
to set them offshore is the plea

oh, greater power

grant these humble whines
grant these mortal excesses
balance must be restored
for with your firestorm
it is to be purified too

or

to fade along with it
shall be the destiny