MAY BE

may be
I went the wrong way
but I've come such a long way
from where I began
and
I'm just getting started
from where we've parted
and I watched as you ran
to
another man
who
doesn't know you yet
but
he is sure to learn
and you will not return
so I must go on
this I know
is how we grow
into the perfect being ourself
as intended by Great Spirit
though we don't often want to hear it
there are lessons to be learned
in all of it

- S. Marvin Tuomala, September 20, 2004