An exercise in creative tensions.
Screaming/whispering
Questioning/asserting
Loving/hating
Dreaming/nightmaring
Hoping/despairing
Laughing/crying
Blessing/cursing
Kind/cruel
Compassionate/indifferent
Transcendent/embedded
Refined/coarse
Soothing/grating
Inspiring/numbing
Nuanced/blunt
Audacious/timid
Calming/agitating
Constructive/shattering
Intentional/senseless
Measured/wild
Present/echoing
Haunting/forgettable
Knowing/doubting
Eloquent/bumbling
Singing/shrieking
Brilliant/dim
Prose/poetry
Expository/planned
Spirited/broken
Exposing/concealing
Rooted/unhinged
Original/referential
Harmonious/dissonant
Pious/irreverent
Unruly/obedient
Creative/banal
Celebrated/feared
Amplified/muted
Disclosing/concealing
Humble/audacious
Timely/timeless
Particular/universal
Human/divine
As a teacher of mine once suggested, crying out in love/ crying out for love.