I’m looking for a license plate 

I can never seem to find 

In the parking lot and gas station

At the red light and stop sign

I’m looking for a message

On side streets and highways 

Outside of schools and churches

Next to garages and driveways

But all I see is EVV 2576

On the back of the big Ford truck

Or DCC 1947

On a Honda Accord with no such luck

I spot EQV 6472

On the burgundy SUV

I see HOTT MOM 10

With the driver who looks 83

I’m searching for a symbol 

For a single solitary sign

For a simple message of hope 

From the great Creator Divine 

I’m waiting on a word

That never seems to come

Waiting day after day after day

Waiting and feeling numb 

(Photo by David Beale on Unsplash)