Spark Of Faith Poem by Liilia Talts Morrison

They knew me as the silent one
who knew not what to say
fear ruled and colored all my days
tear stained my youthful ways

Although my thoughts like lava flow
swirled in my fevered brain
when passersby would say 'hello'
my heart would wince with pain

What could I say? I had no clue
a puzzle gnarled and curled
till one day a small hidden spark
ignited my cold world

Though faintly flickering at first
it soon began to swell
into a mighty burst of force
that tore my chains of hell

My tongue was loosened and I knew
my days of fear were done
the spark of faith had melted dread
and freed the silent one.