Renewal Sought

Turn every night into a vigil,

until my composure is restored,

and a semblance of peace

is restored to me.

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Trying to drown out the misery

with my prayers;

yet, it is not my own suffering

that distresses me,

rather, that of my mother.

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As her primary caregiver,

who am I, aside from this role

that is consuming me?

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L-RD, restore a sense

of wholeness in me,

and bestow your grace

upon us.