Praying

Do you pray before
after
or during,
Dad?

Where does God find you,
and where are your hands?

Looking for intimacy,
I found the sex shops
wanting,
but you seem to buy
what you need
to keep distance
close
between us.

The blue plastic
seats
seem uncomfortable
for genuflection,
but you were never too squeamish
for Christ.

Strange that you can hide
so completely
in such well-lit
aisles.