Prayer from a motel lobby in Topeka

It’s early Friday.
Drivers rush east and west along route 470
while some of us are caught
at screens of activity in our motel lobby.

We carry out our rituals of beginning day,        
while You, in the thick of massive inattention,
continue turning earth
within the sun’s sphere.        

You do this in spite of lack of interest
and soundlessly,
knowing, just as we do from the chatty broadcasts,
that clouds are set for rain today.