If we believe

  I

Through the door

the window

walk or fly 

nothing possible

until you believe 

Mother child

mother daughter

relationship 

frames this life

until you believe 

The athlete

practices long

hard or not

will not succeed 

until they believe 

House cleaning advice

let your spouse

keep the memories

until you believe

Two sides of the one coin

Two faces of one coin

Flipped still solid

Until you believe 

How do you 

tell someone 

about your dream

find the words

until they believe 

 II

I'm no stranger

to mystery

listening intently

until you believe

One step, one stride 

lengthens miles 

or trials, on a mission

until you believe

All around

every death

brings new life

gentle reminders 

until you believe 

Hearing deficit

Is separate 

From listening

until you believe 

Since oil is king

And change is hard

Our kids have 

no future

unless we believe 

Religion won't

Government can't

change for better

may happen

If we believe 

My full response to the "Believe" poem Jamele Adams read at the poetry workshop Apr 8, 2023. I shared part 1 of my response here  previously  https://www.quietpoet.com/2023/04/poetry-workshop-prompts-and-responses.html