Say a Little Prayer for the World

 💔🕊️ Say a Little Prayer for the World

A Poem for the Fallen, the Forgotten, and the Fighters
By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

Inspired by the speed-built prison in the Everglades they call “Alligator Alcatraz”… and the Big Ugly Bill that tries to cage hope.

This is a prayer, a protest, and a vision.

For love. For justice. For change.

Let's turn this pain into a prayer-poem—one full of hope, power, and vision.

Inspired by Aretha’s rhythm and soul, here’s a modern prayer for justice, transformation, and the fall of that Big UGLY Bill:

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💔🙏 “Say a Little Prayer for the World” (Inspired by Aretha Franklin)

(Whispered)
From the dust of the Everglades,
Where sorrow sleeps in barbed wire shade,
I say a little prayer for you…

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(Softly)
Let the bill break,
Let the hate quake,
Let the paper burn itself to ash and snake,
Let it fall, fold, fade away,
Make room for love to rise today.

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(Stronger)
No more cages dressed in tents,
No more borders built with violence.
No more walls in God’s green land,
Turn those cells into open hands.

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(Rising)
I saw a vision, clear and wide—
Tiny rooms with beds inside,
Clean water, food, and light so kind,
Each person held, not left behind.

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(With power)
They came not to be punished,
But to be healed.
To be seen, to be heard,
To be whole and real.

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(Louder)
The guards became guides,
The fences grew flowers,
The cruel clock stopped counting hours.

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(Shouting softly)
No more profits on the pain of the poor,
No more prisons by the score.
Build gardens, clinics, tiny homes—
Tear down those razor-rimmed domes!

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(And again… slower)
From the halls of power to the dirt and sky,
Say a little prayer,
For those who cry.
Say a little prayer,
That this bill dies.

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(Final line—whispered like a secret passed between hearts):
I say a little prayer for you… and me… and all of us too.