If I Return from this Silent Retreat

 



If I return from this silent retreat:


I want to hear my voice of wonder,
of childhood,
unfettered hope,
shy curiosity,
and thoughtful ignorance.

If I Return from this Silent Retreat

Bob Komives

I want to hear my voice of disappointment,
accusing,
impatient with their selfishness,
impatient for my own,
fatigued from trying.
I want to hear my ideas,
free of clamor and compromise,
pure and simple,
(Though I doubt I can ever make them simple.)
floated on a breeze in transparent pods,
ready to burst out loudly
when the weather is right.
If I return from this silent retreat
I know I shall hear disagreement
among these new voices,
but, unlike before the silence,
I shall hear my voices agree with me.

Bob Komives :: Fort Collins © 1996 :: If I Return from this Silent Retreat :: ,9620

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