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Topic: Concentration (07/24/08)
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TITLE: Awake | Previous Challenge Entry
By Melanie Kerr
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ADD TO MY FAVORITES
And concentrate
I must not let sleep
Close the shutters of my eyes
Gently extinguish the candle of my thoughts
And fold me a soft blanket of dreams
I must sty awake
And concentrate
And so I sit by an open window
If I can feel a the night breeze
If I can smell the jasmine
If I can hear the ripple of conversation
I will not fall asleep
I will not surrender
To tiredness
I must sty awake
And concentrate
On every precious word that you speak
I must collect and cherish them
Nourishing
A lavish feast, not merely crumbs
Feeding my soul
Not wood or straw
But gold and silver
To build a temple
In a fragile jar of clay
I must stay awake
And concentrate
Your presence here is fleeting
A pause, not a full stop
On your journey
Tomorrow you will leave
Another road
Another town
Another gathering
I must stay awake
And concentrate
And learn to wield the weapons
Of love and forgiveness
In the war that wages daily
Lessons from a master
Who bears his scars
With joy
And finds his focus
In serving God alone
And yet
I cannot stay awake
Sleep steals in and
Disconnects my thoughts
Sending me
Drifting and dreaming
Falling, falling
And then I was awake
With your arms around me
Where are the candles?
Why is the sky glittering with stars
Stretched above my head?
Why do you look upon me so silently
With wonder?
If only I could remember
I was dreaming
Wasn’t I?
Such a dream
You woke me from
Perhaps you should have
Let me sleep on
Based on Acts 20:7-12
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