My Heaven

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This poem by a young teen asks, "What if there were no hatred, no violence, no war?"
As I lay awake
And watch the time go by,
I wonder as I shed another tear:
If only there were no hatred,
No violence, no war . . .
And all that was left was
Love and happiness . . .
Then we would be home.

Acknowledgments

This prayer is adapted from Listen for a Whisper: Prayers, Poems, and Reflections by Girls, edited by Janet Claussen and Marilyn Kielbasa. Copyright © 2001 by Saint Mary's Press. Permission is granted for this prayer to be used for classroom or campus ministry purposes. This prayer may not be republished in any form without written permission from Saint Mary's Press. To order this book, contact Saint Mary's Press at 800-533-8095, or visit our online catalog at www.smp.org/catalog.cfm.