The journey 

is full of contradictions 

and questions. 

You don’t know the way. 

What and who you think you know, 

you discover you do not. 

Messages are indecipherable, 

if they come at all. 

But some guidance  

lands in your path or 

takes a seat beside you. 

A helpful person points you 

in the right direction. 

A mentor confounds you, 

yet fixes your gaze 

with loving hazel eyes. 

And you discover that complaining  

no longer makes sense. 

Just keep walking. 

A little drizzle is no obstacle. 

Let the angry and complaining 

words go. 

Remember the truth and kindness 

in those hazel eyes. 

Keep walking towards 

your destination.