Now that I have taught
my tongue
to speak what is in
my heart.
I now must find
the one who will listen.
Now that I have looked
long enough
to finally see.
I now must find
the one who will understand.
Now that I have walked
this valley
and reached the
mountaintop.
I now must find
the place I started from.
Now that I have learned
to love
and
to lay down my arms.
I now must find
the one who I can hold on to.
Now that I have drank up
life’s bounty
and eaten my fill.
I now must find
the will to feed others.
Your life, my life, his life
is never finished
merely abandoned.
Know what you do not know
and you will complete
the circle
and stand where
you’ve always stood.
