With every breath of cigarette smoke <br />that escapes his lips <br />the color of her spirit progressively fades <br /> <br />Dear God are you listening? <br /> <br />With every sip of alcohol <br />that flows through his body <br />her trust in her once hero weakens <br /> <br />Dear God are you listening? <br /> <br />With every pill <br />she takes for her escape <br />her life becomes a blur <br /> <br />Dear God are you listening? <br /> <br />It's me.. <br /> <br />Your daughter <br /> <br />But she hears <br />No reply <br />No response <br />just silence <br />emptiness <br />and nothing at all <br /> <br />She closes her eyes <br />in the night <br />and as her life <br />is drifting away <br /> <br />she then hears <br /> <br />Yes my daughter <br />I am listening <br />I am here with you <br />I will never leave you alone <br /> <br />Remember my daughter <br />you are never alone<br /><br />Katie Bak<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dear-god-are-you-listening/
