Silence
I love you
And I hate you

When I seek you
And you’re there
I’m grateful for the peace
At times I need your company

But then
There are times
When you arrive unbidden
And annoy me
Times I long for God’s voice
And you show up instead

Did God send you?
Are you my tutor or my torturer?
Most often in these times
I tend to hate you
But maybe
Love is the reason you come
If only you could tell me