I once thought I would go
Wherever the spirit took me
I passed waterfalls
Mountains, plains
I saw the oceans and the seas

Yet, I couldn’t find it
I met ambassadors
And Movie Stars
No Matter where I
Went it wasn’t there

I have seen the darkness
I have seen the light
I have faced my greatest fears
I have seen my greatest weakness

Yet, I could find it
I traveled for years
It was still hidden
I asked each person
I met, they didn’t know
Where to look

Then I stopped
And for the first time
I heard the wind blow
Through the trees

In that moment I realized
What I’ve been looking for
Isn’t out there
It has always been right
Here,
With the wind and trees
What I had searched for
Was
Me

An Original Poem by H R Beebe