Not Felt To Understand Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Remaining to stay with beliefs,
One has witnessed...
To have removed obstacles,
Ilnesses to fear and personal grief...
Is something no one with kept faith,
Can explain to those who complain...
About their aches and pains,
On a daily basis.
Or medications taken 'faithfully'.
To ensure what aches and pains is numbed.

No one can explain as they walk away,
From negative comments intentionally made...
By those who say they have kept faith.
But afraid to take steps to attest and identify,
Those beliefs they keep to then speak in tongues.
Learned but not felt to understand them done.
Although with 'The Book' in hand,
And scriptures remembered as if to command...
Any justification to dismiss what takes place,
When someone uses just their faith to heal.