the journey

on this journey i took along
my goals and dreams and then some songs

i relied on my goals to keep me going
and set some more for the taking

along the road i met experiences past
and used it to make my journey last

my goals and my past then fed my dreams
while the songs made the trip shorter than it seems

i used up my dreams and replenished them for more
while i wonder for what i'm doing it for

so i looked and looked and asked above
if there is something in this journey that i forgot

i then decided to take another way
only to discover things to my dismay

a ship on the dock, a car that's parked
a book unread, a shepherd without a flock

with enlightenment i went back to my course
this time taking with me my forgotten purpose

and all this time purpose made it clear
as to what i am doing here

and though my journey took an extra mile
going through it with purpose makes it all worthwhile