Desperation

In the dark of the night
when I’ve just had a fright
I grasp my palms
and reach for a calm.

I get down on my knees
and my lips spill with pleas.
I promise it all
just to survive the fall.

But when those prayers fail
when the gods are deaf to my wails
it’s then I begin
to confess all my sins.

In desperate hopes my penance
will prove enough for recompense.