Both Ways Now

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 Both Ways Now

I Lost My Way

I lost my way. I forgot to call on your name. The raw 

heart beat against the world, and the tears were for

my lost victory. But you are here. You have always

been here. The world is all forgetting, and the heart

is a rage of directions, but your name unifies the

heart, and the world is lifted into its place. Blessed

is the one who waits in the traveller’s heart for his

turning.--Leonard Cohen

I Found My Way

The raw heart

and the tears

have always been here.
I was just

blind to them

Now,

even though the world

can be all forgetting,

you are here

again.

You have unified

the chaos

within my heart.

Wisely,

I was the one

who waited.

All I really

had to do

was call your name,

and you appeared,

arms wide open,

willing to help me

find my way.

We became

a duo again,

us against the world.

Blessed with Love,

no longer a lost victory.

Following your sweet directions

I am lifted into my place

in this conundrum.

I no longer

have to rage and curse.

My angry heart

has turned from stone

to apple sauce,

for the traveller

has returned,

saying:

Home is where

the heart is.

Glenn Buttkus 

Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub