The Path

Devon Wilson

if you are in need of light, go to

the ones who have been through

the darkness. they will guide you.

if you are in need of hope, go to 

the ones who have lost everything 

and somehow still sing hallelujah.

they will show you the way. if you

are in need of strength, go to the 

ones who have been down on their

knees, feeble and broken and weak

to the bone. they will know how to 

gather up the courage to get back 

up on fractured limbs and walk or 

run or begin their freedom march. 

if you need love, go to the ones 

who have been without. who longed but

were forgotten. who sought but 

were neglected. who dreamed but 

were not given a chance. they will 

understand the depths to which love 

can save a soul. sometimes the path 

to knowledge is simply in a human 

whose shoes are worn but whose 

heart is willing.

Ullie Kaye