Candles And Handles

Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform. - Thoreau

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chest heaving

hands wringing

unable to speak

inhaling incense as i'm incensed

i mouth the words to an ardent prayer

sniffling as i wipe away the tears

searching for an answer in the weather

in anything

anywhere and everywhere

twirling the cross hanging 'round my neck

fingers running back and forth

tracing the length of its chain

trying to measure the depth of my faith

i'm still standing

'cuz god answers prayers that were never even prayed

i'm the one who strayed

after all

i don't know what i really want

what i can even handle

as i search for a new way to light an old candle

Author's Note

"My actual life is a fact, in view of which I have no occasion to congratulate myself; but for my faith and aspiration I have respect. It is from these that I speak." - Thoreau