Devastating Ambiguity

 4 different versions of this poem. Which resonates more with you?

 

1. 

There’s an ease, yet unrest.

There’s a quiet, yet a clamor.

There’s comfort, yet distress.

I crave you, yet I reject you.

You are family, yet a stranger.

You are familiar, yet unknown.

You are a remedy, yet there is pain.

You are me, I am you.

Devastating ambiguity unravels my soul. 

2. 

There’s an ease, yet unrest. 

There’s a quiet, yet a clamor. 

There’s comfort, yet distress. 

I crave me, yet I reject me. 

I am family, yet a stranger. 

I am familiar, yet unknown. 

I am a remedy, yet there is pain. 

I am me, You are you. 

Devastating ambiguity unravels your soul.

3.

There’s unrest, yet ease.

There’s a clamor, yet a quiet.

There’s distress, yet comfort.

I am family, yet a stranger. 

I am unknown, yet familiar. 

There is pain, yet I am the remedy.

I reject me, but I crave me. 

You are you and I am me. 

My soul unravels ambiguity devastatingly.

4.

There’s unrest, yet ease. 

There’s a clamor, yet a quiet.

There’s distress, yet comfort.

I reject you, yet I crave you.

You are a stranger, yet you are family.

You are unknown, yet familiar.

There is pain, yet you are my remedy.

We are.

Devastating Ambiguity.