Always There

You were there all along,
Kept tucked away under layers,
Preserved in damaged splendor
Without defect other than naivety,
Streams of idealistic thought
Observing the Unseen within the seen,
Hidden all this time while an
Expedition in far country to find the lost
Diverted focus from the closest possible
Place to look, to seek, to find:
Your chest. Within your chest.
All along. Clear words pinned to your chest.

Make up for what you will but there is
No false sign when the heart leaps,
A signal to the seeker there is much to
Save from taking identity back.
Swirling traps deflected and distorted,
Preventing required efforts to
Simply go where the trail marked a
Return home for the chance to leave again,
Knowing the distance created was your
Own doing, wandering away from
Sacred practices, rehearsed back to life just
Prior to finding your archived heart.