Some prayers
Are better unanswered
As it keeps such faith
Reignited
By unfortunate pleas
Only relevant
When needing that push
To believe

After normalcy
Squashes each flame
Yet demands more fuel
For raw tinder
Set ablaze through hurt
Become cinders
Like those ashes lost
Deep inside

But surrounding hearts
Grown inflamed
Once engulfed with grief
Getting colder
Until even pain
Has no meaning
Since soon this chill
Feels subdued

Deeply feared
Though known all along
Sensing God outside
Aching bodies
Warming souls right up
Choosing willingness
If accepting hope
Is the cure

Like an anger
Thawed from regret
Still pulsing hard
Under fingers
Across memories
Begging their violence
Towards ourselves
When spirit forgets

Yielding reasons
Change can occur
Giving ample room
Taking notice
Of true miracles then
Never witnessed
Looking far beyond
Here and now.

• J. Pigno