Tiaan Is Safe 4.21.2009 Poem by Margaret Alice

Late night, tired but happy, Tiaan home
after a brief disappearance, cell-phone
battery dead, his dad feared he was
alone in the dark

My heart rebelled, I could not visualise my
son all alone and abandoned at night, I
knew Tiaan was safe, I had prayed for
my kids before they were born

I did not want kids if I could not be sure of
their safety, then quantum physics furnished
proof prayer works because conscious-
ness changes the world

Irrespective of religion or god-entity chosen,
belief in a benevolent universe keeps my
loved ones safe, Nici is always sur-
rounded by love and goodness

I cannot live without such knowledge,
quantum physics enabled me to tackle
life without the anxiety that blighted
my youth...