Thursday, April 25, 2019

The Path


He had, 
in his feet,
an eerie sense of direction,
a reliable map,
a mystic compass
which directed him so that,
no matter which path he took,
he never found himself 
that lost.

Of course,
to be lost
one must first have in mind
a destination.

For an Old-Time Wanderer
like him,
this made getting lost 
nigh unto impossible.

The Path,
you see,
was the Destination.

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