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Conflicting Desires:

Conflicting Desires:   
 
Arising in me 
are the voices
of two different
worlds.

One calls for  closeness_____
with
its rise of 
passion and gentle decline.

The other calls for 
distance
without voices clamoring
for attention.

Ears that are yet
weary of
human sounds
and physical closeness.

Distancing from vespers,
It calls up pain________
not understanding____to
weary to ask.

Just needing space 
to heal, 
Space that honors
what is!

Copyright © Alden Sproull | Year Posted 2008



Details | Alden Sproull Poem

Conflicting Desires:

Arising in me 
are the voices
of two different
worlds.

One calls for  closeness_____
with
its rise of 
passion and gentle decline.

The other calls for 
distance
without voices clamoring
for attention.

Ears that are yet
weary of
human sounds
and physical closeness.

Distancing from vespers,
It calls up pain________
not understanding____to
weary to ask.

Just needing space 
to heal, 
Space that honors
what is!

Copyright © Alden Sproull | Year Posted 2008

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An Unsavory Force

Listen !  Listen ! 
I confess I am
Captured by an
Unsavory force.

Talk tells
of my burdens,
anxiety is tearing 
at my heart.

Strain appears 
on my brow,
struggling to make
contact that is meaningful.

Caught in the trap
of my role,
the sounds I hear,
are the noises of addiction.

Deafening noises,
keep me distanced
from the very
heart of God.

Dulling noises,
Keep me from 
honestly talking 
about me.

Me in relationship 
to Christ  who is
more than able
to break this addiction.

Copyright © Alden Sproull | Year Posted 2008

Details | Alden Sproull Poem

Conflicting Desires:

Conflicting Desires:   
 
Arising in me 
are the voices
of two different
worlds.

One calls for  closeness_____
with
its rise of 
passion and gentle decline.

The other calls for 
distance
without voices clamoring
for attention.

Ears that are yet
weary of
human sounds
and physical closeness.

Distancing from vespers,
It calls up pain________
not understanding____to
weary to ask.

Just needing space 
to heal, 
Space that honors
what is!

Copyright © Alden Sproull | Year Posted 2008


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