Patience takes a lot of determination
To not speak
When you are in the deep
The silence is deafening 
And threatening
It shakes the foundations of faith.

With everything at stake
Tears have dried up
With face a stony wall
Anguish is written all over
And yet, you do not cower.

Manifesting the courage inside
When everything has died within
It's difficult and heartbreaking 
To keep on affirming 
What you mean to be.

Yet... a tiny ion of hope
Has a spark of eternal glow
Reassuring ourself for better 'morrow
This is just a test 
Our fortitude determines our success.