I haven't written for a while
But I've been traveling
From Guyana
To Chicago
To DC
To Cincinnati
Where I saw Jesus
In a crocheted scarf
Newly made
From fingers of love
I've been traveling
To Minneapolis
Again
To Minneapolis
Again
I've been traveling
Where I
Some twenty years ago
Found home in a place
Called Mixed Blood
So it was fitting
To return there
Where it all began
With Black Belts
And I-beams
With, "Jack, I'm an actor too..."
And "I haven't forgotten."
With, "I'm a musician, too. I write songs..."
And "I know."
And so it was
That in the Land
Of Ten Thousand Lakes
And Things
That I was blessed
With opportunities
To Succeed
And fail
To work
And grow
To live
That I was
Blessed
With the Opportunity
To help
To create
My greatest gifts
A son
A daughter
A reason
To live
To live
A better life
Each day
And so it was
And is
That I continue
Traveling on
This journey
This journey that brought me to
Milwaukee
Last night
Tired
Smiling
Ready to turn the page
Blank with possibilities
Ready to go for a run
And find my people
Like I always do
In a new town
My "my People" radar
Never fails me
In a new town
Never
So I know I haven't written
I know that it's been while
Yet I will find
Us
I will find
Me
I will find
It
I will find
You
I always do
No matter where
I've been traveling