Puzzle

We've all,
I'm sure,
played with puzzles
in one form or another.

That wooden ball puzzle of many pieces
Rubic's Cube
Crosswords
Word Finds
Algebra
Calculus

After puzzling over them
and you figure out
one particularly difficult piece
that is when
the magic begins.

It is good to know
what to pray for
before you pray for it.

Sometimes
you need to pray
to know what to pray for
before you pray for it.

I'd been puzzling
as to why
it has been so difficult
for me to write poems lately.

As a self-proclaimed wordsmith
my favorite medium
has always been writing poetry.

I remember
that somewhere in my recent past
I puzzled over this
over a cigarette,
maybe some coffee,
in a prayer.

This piece of the puzzle
reminded me
that I sometimes
have to LIVE the poem
before I can write it.

It is good to know
what to pray for
before you pray for it.

Sometimes
you need to pray
to know what to pray for,
before you pray for it.