1.
Father, thank you for today.
Thank you that you made us
and that you love us.
I pray that Theo and Huxley
won’t be afraid of anything:
not monsters or dinosaurs,
noises or the dark,
aliens or skeletons
(or pirates),
school or nursery.
Or anything they’ve read in a book
or seen in a film.
I pray that they will sleep really well
and have good dreams not bad dreams.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
2.
You didn’t say pirates
I did say pirates.
You didn’t say skeletons
I did say skeletons.
You didn’t say football club
You’re not scared of football club.
I am. You’re not going to football club
for another four sleeps.
You didn’t say nursery
I did but just for you,
help him not be scared of nursery
amen now go to sleep.
The prayer my sons make me say every night before bed, and the typical conversation that ensues.
Verbatim Poetry 