Though ambivalent in his suffering, the speaker believes that his perception of divine interrelation is one of accuracy. He is certain that he seeks the love of his creator and life in heaven, though his condemnation of God for denying him temptation is denoted. The tension at the core of the poem resides in the notion that it is the pleasures and indulgences of the world and human flesh that make his life worthwhile. God is merely the tyrant whom revokes all life’s bliss and gratification, leaving his subjects both thirsty and exanimate. Word count: 1,076
Though ambivalent in his suffering, the speaker believes that his perception of divine interrelation is one of accuracy. He is certain that he seeks the love of his creator and life in heaven, though his condemnation of God for denying him temptation is denoted. The tension at the core of the poem resides in the notion that it is the pleasures and indulgences of the world and human flesh that make his life worthwhile. God is merely the tyrant whom revokes all life’s bliss and gratification, leaving his subjects both thirsty and exanimate. Word count: 1,076