When Words Are Not Enough Poem by John Ackerman

When Words Are Not Enough

come with me to a tranquil place
alone in the vast silence of your heart
there you pray for a full surrender
to the one we have to do
love has gained it also has lost
humanities heaviest of cost
when words are not enough
faith without works is dead
we need a pull in the heart to light the inner spark
we tend to bury things deep inside
many want to run away & hide
society may not be ready
for a shift in the sand
where lives are steady
there's lines being driven in the sand
when will we ever live to understand
life is filled up with tender moments
is this an illusion
one can learn to resist
all of the negativity
in a total realm of sullen brevity
what are we willing to achieve