On that path
you must go down
don’t look back
but if you do
take account
of who you were
who you are
in that mirror
your self revealed
self-reflected
Turn around
and walk right through
walk the path
it is your mission
tread the ground
but very lightly
conscious steps
toward that goal
it is your duty
trudge right through
through the weeds
through the woods
use your compass
it is a road
not marked by man
it is a road
off the beaten path
watch yourself
change through walking
watch yourself
become yourself
become who you
were meant to be
become someone
worth remembering
be the person
you always were
Find that light
in the darkness
find the truth
through all those lies
become a sun
through the Son
and His Father
become self-shining
radiate
become the warmth
in this cold world
shine on others
watch them grow
watch them blossom
let them thank you
Find the One
through the Many
find the Way
through ‘not that’
find the Tao
by not speaking
find the Mother
of All Things
always giving
She is eternal
She brings to birth
all new things
She came before
overflowing
She is the origin
She knows you deeply
She asks for nothing
except all you have
worship Her
worship Nature
find the source
of all creation
on that path
you will surely find it
Do not abandon
all good things
hold them close
hold them dearly
keep your senses
but go beyond them
there is a knowing
you cannot mistake
your path toward wisdom
is yours alone
oh so lonely
but oh so worth it
Years of walking
you may be lost
you keep walking
to your surprise
the end in sight
at last you see it
you made it home
that great return
to your Father
to your Mother
open arms
all-embracing
all-forgiving
they are the ones
who know you dearly
they know why
you came back to them
they are the truth
self-sustaining
they are the end
they are the reason
why you went
on that path
Tell your story
tell the others
that there is a path
you can go down
but they have to go
all alone
but they can find it
it is surely out there
reassure them
it’s not easy
nothing is
but it is worth it
let them know
there is an end
if they go
on that path
