Andrew Deaton

The nots.

Dear God,

please untie the nots

in my mind,

my heart and my life.

Erase the have nots,

the can nots and the do nots

that are in my mind.

 

Erase the will nots,

may nots, and

might nots that you find

in my heart.

 

Release the could nots,

would nots and

should nots that block me in my life.

 

And most important, dear God,

I ask that you etase from my mind

my heart and my life all of the am nots

that block me,

especially the thoughts

that I am not good enough.

 

Amen.