Why Should I? A Sijo Sequence
I.Why should I pray to him – a violent god – when I want peace?
Why should I pray to him – a vengeful god – when I want mercy?
Why should I pray to him – a prejudiced god – when I want justice?
II.
Why should I pray to him – to a mere god – when there are trees and moths?
Why should I pray to him – to a mere god – when there is sky and soil?
Why should I pray to him – to a mere god – when there is grass and sea?
III.
Why should I pray to him – to a god your fathers’ fathers made up?
Why should I pray to him – to a god you love for his hatred?
Why should I pray to him – to a god who would forsake my sister?
Originally from rural, southern Kentucky, Rose Menyon Heflin is a poet, writer, and visual artist who lives in Wisconsin, where she enjoys capturing the world in words and images and helping others do the same.