Logic

From a distance
I can feel the spirit of the Lord
He will not come near.

From the empty space between us,
I can feel His anger,
He is in distress.

The blessings that were stored for me
Have vanquished;
I feel bitter despair


But Lord, I pray,
You know what's in my heart better than I do;
He does not listen

I open another can of beer
And try to figure out
Why he does not comprehend such simple logic.
I only drink because life is so hard,
I only smoke
Because cigarettes are what my body is used to
Surely he knows this.

He does not answer.
He'll come around, I reason,
God has a way of answering prayer.